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| Author: | Santiago, R. Carvalho, T. |
| Title: | Academics in a new work environment: The impact of new public management on work conditions |
| Journal: | Higher education quarterly
2008 : JUL, VOL. 62:3, p. 204-223 |
| Index terms: | higher education public sector management employment academic staff working conditions Portugal |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper explores the impact of New public management (NPM) on the working conditions of Portuguese higher education (here as: h-e.) academics. Based on empirical data from official statistics, it is found that changes have been slow, but already revealing a corrosion of traditional employment practices. Employment has become more precarious with professionals increasingly being employed on non-tenured contracts. This tendency is more evident in the polytechnic sector. Hence, this means that the growth in skilled employment in h-e. in Portugal is based on precarious employment relations. |
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