AUTONOMIREFORMEN I PRAKTIKEN : En detaljerad fallstudie av Örebro universitet

Sammanfattning: The aim of the study is to gain further knowledge on the practical use of the Swedish autonomy reform concerning internal management at Swedish universities. Furthermore the study contains a detailed case study at Örebro university. The chosen case in question has proven, in previous research, to obtain a high amount of collegial values between the years of 2010 and 2020 concerning comprehensive decision-making. At the same time Örebro university has developed a new management striving more towards top-down steering. Typically, according to recent research, these management styles does not go hand in hand. What incentives drove the university to change and how can collegial values still be prominent after the change in management? The result of the study indicates the reasons of the change in organization to be many. The most prominent motives seemed to be the growth of the university and another to be a relay in the position of the vice chancellor. A raised discussion was the fact that collegial values seems to differ in attitudes. This study contains attitudes naming collegial values as positive at Örebro university but difficult at some older universities. The conclusion of the study shows that the autonomy reform enabled the decision of the change in management rather than being a prominent cause in this case.