ABSTRACT

Reforms of deregulation have aimed to increase managerial autonomy of frontline managers with varying success. The article investigates the link between regulation and managerial autonomy by matching a panel of content coding of local regulation (N = 194) to a panel survey with five waves (n = 2,332) measuring perceived managerial autonomy of school managers in Denmark. The findings show no link between the specific content of the regulation and perceived managerial autonomy, whereas unilaterally decided regulation and formalized regulation decrease managerial autonomy. The results underline the regulatory process matter for frontline managers’ perception of autonomy.

摘要

放松管制的改革旨在提高一线经理的管理自主权，取得了不同程度的成功。本文通过将地方法规的内容编码小组 (N = 194) 与测量丹麦学校管理者感知的管理自主权的五波小组调查 (n = 2,332) 相匹配，来调查监管和管理自主权之间的联系。研究结果表明，监管的具体内容与感知到的管理自主权之间没有联系，而单方面决定的监管和形式化的监管会降低管理自主权。结果强调了监管流程对一线经理对自主权的看法的重要性。