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Because of their broad scope, universities are complex organisations.Most publish a simplified organisation chart on their website.Notwithstanding the fact that the structure of an organisation is a key factor in the execution of strategy, seldom are these charts linked directly back to the strategy of the institution. In essence, they are strategy-free.However, what they do show is a managerial bureaucracy surrounding the academic functions of the university.Inevitably, this organisational complexity imposes its will on the academic community.
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Devinney, T., Dowling, G. (2020). What Are the Strategies of Australia’s Universities? Organisational Structure. In: The Strategies of Australia’s Universities. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3397-6_11
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