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Studies in Higher Education | 2017

Management and academic profession: comparing the Finnish professors with and without management positions

Elias Pekkola; Taru Siekkinen; Jussi Kivistö; Anu Lyytinen

ABSTRACT Management is one of the most studied phenomena in higher education. Most of these studies are conducted in the framework of higher education policy, academic work and quality of education and research. The management is often seen as an independent variable explaining the changes in higher education in the context of New Public Management and managerialism. In many studies, it is often forgotten that, the managers of academic organisations are academicians, not actors working for the government and funding bodies for implementing their agendas. Typically, management positions are employed by the professors. In our paper, we are interested in (1) who the managing professors are and (2) how their perceptions on performance-related issues differ from their colleagues who are not holding management positions. Our study is based on a survey conducted in 2015 in Finland and representing the entire population of Finnish professors.


Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy | 2016

Recruitments in Finnish universities : practicing strategic or pathetic HRM?

Taru Siekkinen; Elias Pekkola; Jussi Kivistö

Recruitment is a core instrument in the academic labour market. This article takes the perspective of the organisation − here, the university − on recruitment. Universities’ personnel policies and practises are shifting from legally oriented personnel administration to more strategic human resource management (HRM). In Nordic countries, this shift is partly driven by the changing status of higher education institutions from state-governed bureaus to more autonomous institutions. This article provides insight into this transition, using Finland as a case example of higher education systems that have undergone drastic reform, moving from a civil servant model to autonomous personnel policy. Data were collected in 2015 for the Evaluation of the Four-Stage Career Model in Finnish Universities project. Based on the analysis of the evaluation data, it can be concluded that, despite the legal reform, old practices continue to matter in the personnel policies and management of universities. Permanent positions (formerly public posts) and the funding sources for academic work still define the nature of the HRM practices aimed towards individuals in the new universities. Some groups might call these HRM practices strategic, while for others, the better word would be pathetic.


European journal of higher education | 2017

Reciprocal commitment in academic careers? Finnish implications and international trends

Taru Siekkinen; Kari Kuoppala; Elias Pekkola; Jussi Välimaa

ABSTRACT This study explores the nature of reciprocal commitment in academic careers. The article is based on a survey conducted in autumn 2013 among fixed-term employees at eight major universities in Finland (N = 810). The analysis is focusing on researchers who have a doctoral degree and who are working on a fixed-term contract at their university (n = 308). According to our study, researchers experience their working conditions are insecure and many of them have considered leaving their universities. Despite the fact that they find their work meaningful their uncertain and poor working conditions are related to their thoughts of leaving the university. In addition in many of the cases leaving the university is not a choice of the researcher – they wish they would not have to leave. Based on our findings, higher education institutions should carefully consider if both the benefits of fixed-term contracts and their transaction costs are related to academics’ well-being and motivational issues. Our study highlights the importance of reciprocity and dialogue between employers and employees in the making of academic careers.


European journal of higher education | 2017

Latest Reforms in Finnish Doctoral Education in Light of Recent European Developments.

Jussi Kivistö; Elias Pekkola; Taru Siekkinen

ABSTRACT Doctoral education as a policy field is an important link between educational, research and innovation policies. It is gaining importance in European and national policy discussions. Doctoral education policies are increasingly formulated at the supranational level, even though the European Commission does not possess formal competence in terms of authority over the educational policies. Consequently, policy steering is mostly performed at the national level. In this article, we examine Finnish doctoral education from the steering perspective in a European context. We describe the development and steering of Finnish doctoral education, as well as the current doctoral education policies and instruments used to implement it. We analyse the main steering documents of Finnish doctoral education policy and provide insights into the implementation of the European doctoral education agenda through a case study from the University of Jyväskylä. We argue that directing policy in terms of information is the most important instrument for developing doctoral studies. Furthermore, we conclude that the supranational steering directly affects Finnish higher education institutions.


Journal of the European Higher Education Area | 2015

The EU Human Resource Strategy for Researchers and the working conditions of Finnish fixed-term researchers

Taru Siekkinen; Elias Pekkola; Kari Kuoppala


Tiedepolitiikka | 2017

Nuorten tutkijoiden eteneminen yliopistoissa - sattumaa vai suunnitelmallisuutta?

Taru Siekkinen; Jussi Kivistö; Elias Pekkola; Kari Kuoppala; Terhi Nokkala


Työpapereita / Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos 33. | 2016

Muuttuvat akateemiset urat : työurat yliopistoissa -hankkeen loppuraportti

Taru Siekkinen; Terhi Nokkala; Jussi Välimaa; Elias Pekkola


Työn tuuli | 2016

Yliopistot uudistuvat, uudistuuko henkilöstöjohtaminen?

Elias Pekkola; Jussi Kivistö; Taru Siekkinen; Jussi Välimaa; Lars Geschwind


Archive | 2016

Neliportaisen tutkijanuramallin arviointihanke: Loppuraportti

Jussi Välimaa; Jari Stenvall; Taru Siekkinen; Elias Pekkola; Jussi Kivistö; Kari Kuoppala; Terhi Nokkala; Helena Aittola; Jani Ursin


Työpapereita / Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos 32. | 2015

Korkeakouludiplomi : kokeiluhankkeen seuranta- ja arviointitutkimuksen väliraportti

Helena Aittola; Taru Siekkinen; Jussi Välimaa

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Jussi Välimaa

University of Jyväskylä

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Terhi Nokkala

University of Jyväskylä

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Helena Aittola

University of Jyväskylä

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Jani Ursin

University of Jyväskylä

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