| Description |
1 online resource (x, 232 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The Canadian Context -- 3. McGill University -- 4. The University of Montreal -- 5. Comparison: McGill University and the University of Montreal -- 6. The University of British Columbia -- 7. Simon Fraser University -- 8. Comparison: The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University -- 9. The University of Toronto -- 10. Comparison: The Universities of British Columbia and Toronto -- 11. Carleton University -- 12. Understanding the Institutional Context -- 13. The Politics of Collegiality -- 14. Conclusions -- Appendix: Methodology |
| Summary |
In The Politics of Collegiality Hardy uses six case-studies to explore how power and collegiality interact within institutional contexts during periods of fiscal restraint. Examining the funding cutbacks implemented by McGill University, Universite de Montreal, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Toronto, and Carleton University, Hardy demonstrates that institutional context and retrenchment strategy are linked in such a way that what works in some institutions will not work in others. By offering insights into how financial restrictions have been managed in particular universities, these individual case-studies provide a conceptual framework for understanding institutional decision making on a larger scale. Hardy reveals that university administrators must recognize this broader context if conflict is to be avoided and the consensus needed to implement effective retrenchment plans created |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- Canada -- Finance -- Case studies
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EDUCATION -- Finance.
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Universities and colleges -- Finance
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
95920993 |
| ISBN |
9780773565708 |
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0773565701 |
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1282853678 |
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9781282853676 |
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9786612853678 |
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6612853670 |
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