Contract Arrangements in the Nordic Countries--Solving the Efficiency/Effectiveness Dilemma?

Autor/inn/en	Gornitzka, Ase; Stensaker, Bjorn; Smeby, Jens-Christian; De Boer, Harry
Titel	Contract Arrangements in the Nordic Countries--Solving the Efficiency/Effectiveness Dilemma?
Quelle	In: Higher Education in Europe, 29 (2004) 1, S.87-101 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0379-7724
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Organizational Change; Accountability; Higher Education; Government School Relationship; Contracts; Trust (Psychology); Efficiency; Organizational Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Organisationswandel; Verantwortung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Vertrag; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Unternehmenserfolg
Abstract	Steering higher education through the establishment of a "contract" between the state and the individual higher education institution is becoming an increasingly popular way of regulating the relationship between the two actors in the Nordic countries. This article addresses some theoretical foundations for this approach derived from principal/agent theory and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of established contract arrangements in Finland, Sweden, and Denmark. The article discusses the potential of using such arrangements in relation to the efficiency/effectiveness dilemma. It is emphasized that trust is vital in solving this dilemma and that the balance between the need for public accountability, the efficient regulation of higher education, and institutional change must be given high priority in refining existing contractual arrangements. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Customer Services for Taylor & Francis Group Journals, 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420 (Toll Free); Fax: 215-625-8914.;
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10