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In taking stock of the changes, it needs to be recognised that often the cry for efficiency and accountability has been used as a mechanism for control, cost reductions and to drive particular policy agendas. In broad terms, management practices in the tertiary education sector have shifted from a collegial to a corporate or commercial paradigm.  \nA by-product of this has been a shift in power from academia to the hierarchy, with a managerial emphasis on deploying staff to meet strategic goals and cost effectiveness. These values do not necessarily coincide with or include the values of academics, so over time the influence of academics over decision making has reduced.  \nThis article presents a discussion of the state of tertiary education in Australia, linked to an account of the recent experiences in the Faculty of Education at the University of Tasmania. The aim of the article is to consider the cumulative effects of many of the changes that have taken place in tertiary education over recent years and to question whether the prevailing management paradigm in higher education, aimed at increased efficiency and accountability is the most appropriate way forward.  \nIntroduction  \nIn broad terms, in the last decade or so, there has been a profound shift in management practices in the tertiary education sector from a collegial to a corporate or commercial paradigm. This paper reviews the management literature to explore the underlying assumptions and power relationships driving these changes. It also explores the outcomes ofthe changes in terms of the overall quality and accountability arguments which are used as the major justification for the change and discusses the effects on academic work and the overall effectiveness of these approaches.  \nRationale  \nThere is an extensive range of literature indicating that modern organisations function in a highly complex, competitive world that is increasingly globalised, networked by new technologies, uncertain and unpredictable (Barnett, 2003; Chaffee, 1985; Rae, 1997; Mintzberg, 1994; Combe and Botschen, 2002; Whittington & Melin, 2003) . There is a growing recognition that new forms of organisation are required to deal with this environment, ones in which the organisational values are linked directly to a strategic vision based around a culture of learning (McNiff, 2000: 11, Senge, 1990) .  \nvol. 50, no. 1, 2008 Efficiency and effectiveness in higher education, John Kenny 11  \nA U S T R A L I A N U N I V E R S I T I E S R E V I E W  \nStacey (1995: 485-486) argued that successful organisations in this modern environment need to operate in an almost chaotic state of‘bounded instability’. He argued that organisations have both formal and informal networks. While the formal structures promote order and stability,‘the shifting network of social and other informal contacts between people within an organisation and across its boundaries’are the basis of innovation and change.  \nWietzel and Jonnson (1989: 94-96) argued that organisational ‘decline is the result of less than effective management of an organization, its resources and the sensing mechanisms related to its long-term survival.’The long term survival of an organisation relies on management receiving ‘good information,’ taking ‘prompt action’ and instituting ‘effective reorganization’ based around ‘less directive leadership’ and greater inclusiveness for those lower in the organisation who may have valuable information to add to decision making (Weitzeland Jonnson, 1989: 102-103) .  \nOwen (2003: 43) similarly argued for an ‘evaluation culture’where staff are included in t","cbCaiudcnGzFz3Tw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiudcnGzFz3Tw","pdf",156707,"English","# Introduction\n# Rationale\n# The Management Dilemma","[{\"question\":\"What central change does the article describe in tertiary education management?\",\"answer\":\"It describes a shift from a collegial paradigm to a corporate or commercial paradigm, driven by efficiency and accountability agendas.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article view the impact of efficiency and accountability on academics?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that managerial emphasis reduced academics' influence over decision-making and can intensify academic work through demands for full accounting of time.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the aim of the article?\",\"answer\":\"To consider cumulative effects of recent changes in Australian tertiary education and question whether the prevailing management paradigm is the most appropriate way forward.\"}]","Australian Universities Review - Efficiency and Effectiveness in Higher Education - Who is Accountable for What? | PDF",1792081025,23]