This paper will distinguish the perspective of Fish’s view of governance compares to Mannings’s description of governance in higher education. It will further Analyze the different functions of the purpose of mission and goals, Communication, Decision Making, Role of Management, and Shared governance. In sociology, the group, society and community are the unit of analysis and interest. This group emphasis is expressed in the collegium through emphasis on peer review, professorial authority, self – governance, and the community of scholars. In a larger sense, societal institutions (e.g., governments) and goals (e.g., equality) are a central to the mission and purposes of higher education institutions, Manning, K. (2013) stated. Manning,
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However, this is where it gets complicated because, if institution operate partly as a business, where would democracy come into play? In businesses everyone are not equal, the are multiple levels of management and power. “Even though certain elements of democratic procedures and principles may prove useful in an academic setting note that “useful” is an administrative, not a moral, notion—democracy is not generally appropriate as a standard and benchmark in academic life,” suggested by Fish. S. ( 2007, March-April ).
Manning, K. (2013) suggested, “Similar to power and authority structures, communication patterns in collegiums are also flat and variable. Communication proceeds in a circular manner as topics are dissected and analyzed to a greater extent than in perspectives with efficiency as a core operation assumption.” Manning, K. (2013) continues “informal communication plays an important role as personal contacts, long-standing collegial relationships, and history affect communication …show more content…
And this means that shared governance cannot be a general principle either, for in its strongest form, with its insistence that the franchise be extended as widely as possible, it is indistinguishable from representative democracy and therefore from the stakeholder model in which everyone is in charge and therefore no one is according to Fish. S. (2007, March-April).
In conclusion most institution operates differently. In order for Universities and colleges to be successful they will have to find what works for them. Whether it is operating as a government (equality) or operating using both business and the democratic model both model are manageable and can be successful. Fish. S. (2007, March-April) stated, “To keep profit-seeking within reasonable bounds, a university must have a clear sense of the values needed to pursue its goals with a high degree of quality and integrity.” Fish. S. continue “The values and goals come first; if they are in place, they can be implemented by any organizational structure, although one can still argue about which organizational structure is best suited to the job,” Fish. S. (2007,
However, this is where it gets complicated because, if institution operate partly as a business, where would democracy come into play? In businesses everyone are not equal, the are multiple levels of management and power. “Even though certain elements of democratic procedures and principles may prove useful in an academic setting note that “useful” is an administrative, not a moral, notion—democracy is not generally appropriate as a standard and benchmark in academic life,” suggested by Fish. S. ( 2007, March-April ).
Manning, K. (2013) suggested, “Similar to power and authority structures, communication patterns in collegiums are also flat and variable. Communication proceeds in a circular manner as topics are dissected and analyzed to a greater extent than in perspectives with efficiency as a core operation assumption.” Manning, K. (2013) continues “informal communication plays an important role as personal contacts, long-standing collegial relationships, and history affect communication …show more content…
And this means that shared governance cannot be a general principle either, for in its strongest form, with its insistence that the franchise be extended as widely as possible, it is indistinguishable from representative democracy and therefore from the stakeholder model in which everyone is in charge and therefore no one is according to Fish. S. (2007, March-April).
In conclusion most institution operates differently. In order for Universities and colleges to be successful they will have to find what works for them. Whether it is operating as a government (equality) or operating using both business and the democratic model both model are manageable and can be successful. Fish. S. (2007, March-April) stated, “To keep profit-seeking within reasonable bounds, a university must have a clear sense of the values needed to pursue its goals with a high degree of quality and integrity.” Fish. S. continue “The values and goals come first; if they are in place, they can be implemented by any organizational structure, although one can still argue about which organizational structure is best suited to the job,” Fish. S. (2007,