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Grey selves: Identity work of academics caught between the ‘white’ traditional higher education values and the ‘black’ corporatization forces

Burneva, Petya LU and Lazarevic, Masa LU (2014) BUSN49 20141
Department of Business Administration
Abstract (Swedish)
The purpose of the research was to enrich the understanding of the process of corporatization of higher education and to demonstrate the importance of studying identity work. We conducted an inductive case study research basing our methods and methodology on hermeneutics and an interpretive paradigm. We developed our argumentation on the basis of interpretive and critical theory regarding identity, identity work, insecurity and corporatization of higher education. Our main research question is: "How do academics work on their identities in the context of corporatization processes in higher education?" The case study was focused on the specific environment of academic staff in LUSEM in the context of local and global market-oriented... (More)
The purpose of the research was to enrich the understanding of the process of corporatization of higher education and to demonstrate the importance of studying identity work. We conducted an inductive case study research basing our methods and methodology on hermeneutics and an interpretive paradigm. We developed our argumentation on the basis of interpretive and critical theory regarding identity, identity work, insecurity and corporatization of higher education. Our main research question is: "How do academics work on their identities in the context of corporatization processes in higher education?" The case study was focused on the specific environment of academic staff in LUSEM in the context of local and global market-oriented processes influencing academia.
We have identified distinct clashes between different groups of identity sources. Their interaction creates different levels of identity work intensity for academic in LUSEM. They experience relatively low level of material insecurity and higher one of symbolic insecurity. The strongest identity work trigger is the instrumentalist view on higher education. (Less)
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author
Burneva, Petya LU and Lazarevic, Masa LU
supervisor
organization
course
BUSN49 20141
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
identity, academic identity, identity work, higher education, corporatization of higher education
language
English
id
4460269
date added to LUP
2014-06-09 14:15:21
date last changed
2014-06-09 14:15:21
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of the research was to enrich the understanding of the process of corporatization of higher education and to demonstrate the importance of studying identity work. We conducted an inductive case study research basing our methods and methodology on hermeneutics and an interpretive paradigm. We developed our argumentation on the basis of interpretive and critical theory regarding identity, identity work, insecurity and corporatization of higher education. Our main research question is: "How do academics work on their identities in the context of corporatization processes in higher education?" The case study was focused on the specific environment of academic staff in LUSEM in the context of local and global market-oriented processes influencing academia.
We have identified distinct clashes between different groups of identity sources. Their interaction creates different levels of identity work intensity for academic in LUSEM. They experience relatively low level of material insecurity and higher one of symbolic insecurity. The strongest identity work trigger is the instrumentalist view on higher education.}},
  author       = {{Burneva, Petya and Lazarevic, Masa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Grey selves: Identity work of academics caught between the ‘white’ traditional higher education values and the ‘black’ corporatization forces}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}