... into the institutional complexity stemming from the interplay between hierarchy and network logics within the university. Additionally, it investigates the response strategy employed by middle managers to address these complexities. Design/methodology/approach In this empirical study, 32 semi-structured interviews...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 New Zealand Higher education Line management Middle leaders Change leadership Middle managers Academic middle leadership, placed in terms of role positions such as heads of academic department and other academic leaders has been described...

... Limited 2009 Higher education Managerialism Leadership Middle managers This paper looks at how new managerialism has affected one department in a mid‐ranking UK university over a recent three‐year period, arguing that the tensions heads of department (HoDs) have faced over the last ten...