Publication: Recruitment of academic staff
An institutional logics perspective
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Recruitment of academic staff is a central aspect of university life, a vital instrument for university management and a pertinent issue in research on higher education. This study focuses on recruitment practices at Swedish universities, particularly the divergence between what seems to be a practice of hiring internal candidates and a policy aiming at increasing mobility.
Recruitment practices
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Recruitment of academic staff is a central aspect of university life, a vital instrument for university management and a pertinent issue in research on higher education.This study focuses on recruitment practices at Swedish universities, particularly the divergence between what seems to be a practice of hiring internal candidates and a policy aiming at increasing mobility.
Internal versus external recruitment
The topic of this article has been the recruitment of academic staff with a particular focus on internal versus external recruitment. In their consideration of recruitment practices, the heads of departments interviewed for this study brought up aspects that relate to six institutional logics: state, academic, managerial, market, community and family. When recruiting, these heads of departments consider the different ideals and systems to uphold these ideals.
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