Purpose

The purpose of this article is to ascertain empirically to what extent we can quantify an occupational shift, where a new type of bureaucracy of organisational professionals is on the rise in tertiary educational institutions in New Zealand. Furthermore, the objective is also to present accountability as the prime factor behind the changes.

Design/methodology/approach

The analytical strategy of the study takes a point of departure in the distinction between occupational and organisational professionals in the public sector in general, and more specifically in tertiary education (TE). Based on these new categorisations, the authors have used various descriptive historical statistics (both national and institutional) to estimate changes over time.

Findings

The article finds, in line with some international research, that there has been a comparatively higher growth of organisational professionals in TE in New Zealand, and a significantly higher growth than in the private sector and in the overall public services. The authors hypothesise that this growth can be associated with accountability (both vertical and horizontal) as the dominant notion in TE.

Originality/value

This article takes a different approach than the existing literature on administrative intensity in TE by looking at occupational changes rather than changes in institutions budgets. This article also confirms some of the findings in the growing international literature on changes in professional roles.

中文翻译：

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新西兰高等教育机构组织专业人员的成长

目的

本文的目的是从经验上确定我们可以在多大程度上量化职业转变，在这种情况下，一种新型的组织专业人员官僚机构正在新西兰的高等教育机构中兴起。此外，目标还在于将问责制作为变革背后的主要因素。

设计/方法/方法

该研究的分析策略从公共部门的职业和组织专业人员之间的区别出发，特别是在高等教育（TE）中。基于这些新的分类，作者使用了各种描述性的历史统计数据（国家和机构）来估计随时间的变化。

发现

文章发现，与一些国际研究一致，新西兰 TE 的组织专业人员的增长相对较高，并且显着高于私营部门和整体公共服务的增长。作者假设这种增长可能与作为 TE 的主要概念的问责制（纵向和横向）相关。

原创性/价值

本文通过关注职业变化而不是机构预算的变化，采用了与现有关于 TE 行政强度的文献不同的方法。本文还证实了越来越多的国际文献中关于职业角色变化的一些发现。