ABSTRACT

Based on two national surveys of Japanese faculty members, the purpose of this study is to analyze whether changes had occurred in key aspects of governance arrangements in both national and private universities in Japan from 1992 to 2017. This study focuses on the changing relationships between national universities and the central government and the internal governance and management style at institutional level, due to the application of new public management theory and market mechanisms to universities in Japan. The main findings show: (1) the changing trends of governance arrangements in Japanese universities did not seem to be more managerially-oriented and centralized in general between 1992 and 2017; (2) actual changes did not occur in some aspects of governance arrangements in Japanese universities; (3) changes in governance arrangements in private universities present a sharp contrast to those occurring in national universities. This research has important implications that the current governance patterns in Japanese universities should be improved, and top administrators should provide more competent leadership.

摘要

基于对日本教职员工的两次全国性调查，本研究的目的是分析1992年至2017年日本国立和私立大学在治理安排的关键方面是否发生了变化。大学和中央政府以及机构一级的内部治理和管理风格，这是由于日本大学采用了新的公共管理理论和市场机制。主要研究结果表明：（1）在1992年至2017年之间，日本大学的治理安排变化趋势似乎并没有更多地面向管理和集中化；（2）日本大学在治理安排的某些方面未发生实际变化；（3）私立大学治理安排的变化与国立大学发生的变化形成鲜明对比。这项研究具有重要的意义，即应该改善日本大学目前的治理模式，并由高级管理人员提供更胜任的领导才能。