Constructing an Estimate of Academic Capitalism and Explaining Faculty Differences through Multilevel Analysis

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dc.contributor.authorKniola, David J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJanosik, Steven M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSkaggs, Gary E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberChang, Midoen
dc.contributor.committeememberHirt, Joan B.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:18:02Zen
dc.date.adate2009-11-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:18:02Zen
dc.date.issued2009-10-29en
dc.date.rdate2009-11-24en
dc.date.sdate2009-11-06en
dc.description.abstractTwo broad influences have converged to shape a new environment in which universities must now compete and operate. Shrinking financial resources and a global economy have arguably compelled universities to adapt. The concept of academic capitalism helps explain the new realities and places universities in the context of a global, knowledge-based economy (Slaughter & Leslie, 1997). Prior to this theory, the role of universities in the knowledge economy was largely undocumented. Academic capitalism is a measurable concept defined by the mechanisms and behaviors of universities that seek to generate new sources of revenue and are best revealed through faculty work. This study was designed to create empirical evidence of academic capitalism through the behaviors of faculty members at research universities. Using a large-scale, national database, the researcher created a new measure—an estimate of academic capitalism—at the individual faculty member level and then used multi-level analysis to explain variation among these individual faculty members. This study will increase our understanding of the changing nature of faculty work, will lead to future studies on academic capitalism that involve longitudinal analysis and important sub-populations, and will likely influence institutional and public policy.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-11062009-133835en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11062009-133835/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29484en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartKniola_DJ_D_2009.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHierarchical Linear Modelingen
dc.subjectItem Response Theoryen
dc.subjectUniversity Facultyen
dc.subjectAcademic Capitalismen
dc.titleConstructing an Estimate of Academic Capitalism and Explaining Faculty Differences through Multilevel Analysisen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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