Evidence of hybrid institutional logics in the U.S. public research university

Upton, Stevie and Warshaw, Jarrett B. 2017. Evidence of hybrid institutional logics in the U.S. public research university. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 39 (1) , pp. 89-103. 10.1080/1360080X.2017.1254380

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Abstract

While the ascendancy of market behaviours in public research universities is well documented, the extent to which universities have transformed themselves into industry-like organisations has been called into question. So to what extent are universities displaying transformation in their core values? The concept of institutional logics, with its focus on the relationship between organisational design and underlying beliefs and values, shows potential to address this question. Yet study of institutional logics at the campus level has to date been limited. This paper presents an empirical analysis of three U.S. research universities’ organising principles as expressed in key mission and planning documents over a fifteen-year period. Of the multiple strategies at play in the universities’ responses to potentially competing values, the creation of new, hybrid logics is of particular interest. The concept of hybrid logics suggests a promising framework for understanding how universities can and do manage tensions in their mission.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	institutional logics; hybrid logics; higher education; public research universities; mission; values.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1360-080X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	27 October 2016
Date of Acceptance:	3 October 2016
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 20:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95671

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