The present article offers a mixed-method perspective on the investigation of determinants of effectiveness in quality assurance at higher education institutions. We collected survey data from German higher education institutions to analyse the degree to which quality managers perceive their approaches to quality assurance as effective. Based on…

For more than 20 years, new public management (NPM) has been the guiding governance model of university reforms in Europe. One central aspect of this governance model is to strengthen the hierarchy within the universities. Recent research shows that the formal decision-making authority of university leaders and deans has increased in almost every…

The leadership literature distinguishes two modes of governance, which can also be applied to the governance of universities: transactional and transformational. Transactional governance encompasses all forms of managerial governance, including selective incentives and monitoring capacity. The theoretical underpinning of this mode can be found in…

The Faculty of Medicine of the Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Germany), founded in 1966, has been housed in one building since 1984. The faculty and university hospital are managed by three institutions: the dean (responsible for teaching and research); the clinical directorate (responsible for patient care); and the…

A survey of 112 higher education institutions in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Flanders (Belgium) sought information about governance and decision-making structures, including the involvement of faculty, administrators, and governing councils at different levels; areas in which these actors participate…