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Endless arguments arose as to whether the new and increasingly formal system of management would actually make the University more effective. It provided machinery for procuring a general level of efficiency, keeping everyone up to the mark by constant scrutiny, and seeking to motivate academics by material rewards and gains in status. In abeyance was the liberal notion that academics should be their own managers, doing their own work with some encouragement from colleagues and friends.
Keywords: universities; collaboration; competition; liberal tradition; efficiency
Chapter. 10421 words.
Subjects: Modern History (1700 to 1945)
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