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(Dis)continuities in academic middle management career trajectories: a longitudinal qualitative study

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    SYSNO ASEP0578725
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeThe record was not marked in the RIV
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    Title(Dis)continuities in academic middle management career trajectories: a longitudinal qualitative study
    Author(s) Machovcová, Kateřina (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Kováts, G. (HU)
    Mudrák, Jiří (PSU-E) ORCID, RID, SAI
    Cidlinská, Kateřina (PSU-E) ORCID, SAI, RID
    Zábrodská, Kateřina (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Source TitleJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management - ISSN 1360-080X
    Roč. 46, č. 2 (2024), s. 200-217
    Number of pages18 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordsacademic careers ; academic development ; academic managers ; higher education ; leadership
    Subject RIVAN - Psychology
    OECD categoryPsychology (including human - machine relations)
    R&D ProjectsGA20-13732S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    LX22NPO5101 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportPSU-E - RVO:68081740
    UT WOS001102686000001
    EID SCOPUS85176908290
    DOI10.1080/1360080X.2023.2276589
    AnnotationDepartment heads are central in the university setting as an important buffer between university leadership and academic staff. However, taking on a middle management role can lead to significant disruptions in academic careers. To investigate the career trajectories of 31 academics in middle management roles, two waves of semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2015–16 (N = 31) and 2021 (N = 26). By exploring (dis)continuity in academic careers and (dis)engagement with participants’ managerial roles, we identified four types of trajectories that appeared to influence participants’ possibilities of future academic career development. We labelled these trajectories as follows: temporary managers, early managers, duty-served senior managers, and acclaimed managers. We argue that temporary managers, who are appointed to a fixed-term managerial position early in their academic careers, face the highest risk of disruptions in their academic career development, while duty-served senior managers, who are appointed to a fixed-term managerial position later in their careers, represent the most sustainable group.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Psychology
    ContactŠtěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096
    Year of Publishing2025
    Electronic addresshttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1360080X.2023.2276589
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