This paper examines changes and developments in institutions' internal governance during the last decade, identifying points of continuity in the policy and political environment in the United Kingdom as well as points of difference. External drivers are discussed as part of the increasingly dynamic and volatile operating conditions for…

This paper addresses the relationships between leadership theory, practice and development, drawing on both the higher education and wider leadership literature. It explores why challenges and problems exist within the contested field of leadership theory and why gaps remain between theory and practice after more than a century of research--and…

A series of reviews over the past six years from Dearing ( NCIHE, 1997) to Lambert (Lambert, 2003) have addressed the question of whether the structure and process of governance in higher education is fit for modern times. This is a proper question to ask as operating environments change and pressures on institutional resources increase. Indeed,…