Open Access“Black Swans” in Organizational Design of Russian Universities
Author(s) -
О. Б. Томилин,
Алексей Константинович Клюев
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vysšee obrazovanie v rossii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2072-0459
pISSN - 0869-3617
DOI - 10.31992/0869-3617-2021-30-8-9-44-55
Subject(s) - black swan theory , transformation processes , transformation (genetics) , organizational change , political science , sociology , management , business , public relations , economics , social science , epistemology , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Universities in Russia are experiencing a dynamic transformation of scientific and educational processes, their structures, and management systems. These changes occur at different rates and levels of transformation; they allow for both positive and negative transformation scenarios. A general trend to develop university’s management systems in the country – as well as in the whole world – lies in the managerialization, which poses risks for transforming a university. Following Mintzberg’s methodology for analyzing organizational systems and Taleb’s concept of “black swans”, the paper aimed to analyze degradation scenarios for developing university’s management systems and identify factors and conditions for these scenarios and their consequences for universities.