Från output till input: Strategier och förväntningar kring en förändrade fördelningsmodell i högre utbildning

Tom Karlsson; Mattias Börjesson

doi:10.7577/nat.6214

Forfattere

Tom Karlsson Förvaltningshögfskolan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1572-7993
Mattias Börjesson Göteborgs universitet https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5330-8623

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/nat.6214

Emneord (Nøkkelord):

New Public Management, Post-New Public Management, Resursallokering, Högre utbildning, Offentliga organisationer

Sammendrag

Denna studie undersöker effekterna av förändrade resursfördelningsmodeller för forskningsfinansiering vid två fakulteter vid ett svenskt lärosäte. Tidigare har resurser fördelats utifrån prestationsbaserade indikatorer såsom externa forskningsmedel och publikationer, vilket har förstärkt konkurrens och skillnader mellan institutioner. Den nya modellen innebär en förskjutning från output- till input-orienterad styrning, där anslag i stället allokeras baserat på antalet tillsvidareanställda forskare och lärare. Genom en kvalitativ analys av 24 intervjuer med fakultets-, institutionsledare och ekonomer, belyser studien hur denna förändring påverkar strategiska beslut, styrning och den akademiska miljön. Resultaten visar att respondenterna tror att de nya modellerna kommer öka förutsägbarheten och möjliggöra långsiktig strategisk planering, men samtidigt väcker förändringen av modellerna frågor om forskningsincitament och akademisk excellens. Studien bidrar genom att presentera empiriska exempel, på resonemang gällande konsekvenser av en styrning på output-sidan, och övervägande vid en förändring av styrning mot input-sidan.

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