SMITH, Dan
A decade of doing things differently : universities and public-sector reform in Manitoba - Toronto : IPAC, Fall 2004
In Manitoba, reform of the public sector under the rubric of New Public Management entered into full swing during the 1990s. This article analyzes this reform movement as it touched on universities, and seeks to understand how successful government was in implementing its reform initiatives to internal management structures at universities. At issue is the ability of governments to promote reform initiatives in institutions that are self-governed and autonomous and deliver important services to the public. The article seeks to measure the scope, pace and nature of change in Manitobas universities that occurred throughout the 1990s to assess whether or not the reform agenda of government was realized. Autonomy and the influence that government has over self-governed agencies is found to be a significant factor in determining the success of a particular reform agenda
A decade of doing things differently : universities and public-sector reform in Manitoba - Toronto : IPAC, Fall 2004
In Manitoba, reform of the public sector under the rubric of New Public Management entered into full swing during the 1990s. This article analyzes this reform movement as it touched on universities, and seeks to understand how successful government was in implementing its reform initiatives to internal management structures at universities. At issue is the ability of governments to promote reform initiatives in institutions that are self-governed and autonomous and deliver important services to the public. The article seeks to measure the scope, pace and nature of change in Manitobas universities that occurred throughout the 1990s to assess whether or not the reform agenda of government was realized. Autonomy and the influence that government has over self-governed agencies is found to be a significant factor in determining the success of a particular reform agenda
