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Conference paper
Collaborative decision-making in an Australian university: "The impossible dream?"
20th ANZAM (Australian New Zealand Academy of Management) Conference: Management: Pragmatism, Philosophy, Priorities (Central Queensland University, Qld, 06/12/2006–09/12/2006)
2006
Abstract
Managerialism is the dominant management practice in higher education decision-making. Collaboration is only allowed, or even actively encouraged, in teaching and research. In all other organisational matters there is a prevailing top-down approach to decision-making. The result is managers who believe that they always know better than those they manage. This paper challenges that dominant philosophy. It utilises a qualitative study of the latest strategic planning process at Murdoch University where there was an attempt to use a more collaborative and participatory approach. It concludes that there will need to be significant changes in organisational culture; communication processes; leadership ethos; and, management mindsets before effective collaboration, in the form of employee participation and involvement in decision-making, can develop and flourish.
Details
- Title
- Collaborative decision-making in an Australian university: "The impossible dream?"
- Authors/Creators
- D.A. Holloway (Author/Creator)D.J. Holloway (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- 20th ANZAM (Australian New Zealand Academy of Management) Conference: Management: Pragmatism, Philosophy, Priorities (Central Queensland University, Qld, 06/12/2006–09/12/2006)
- Identifiers
- 991005545130507891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Do not use- Former Murdoch Business School
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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