This article aims to explore the academic identities under the conditions of means-ends decoupling at the nation-state level. For empirical evidence we choose Ukraine. In 2014, after the Revolution of Dignity despite the adoption of the policies aimed to construct academic identities like in the ...
European Journal of Higher EducationHladchenko, Myroslava, and Don Westerheijden. 2018. Means-ends decoupling and academic identities in Ukrainian university after the Revolution of Dignity. European Journal of Higher Education 8(2): 152-168.
Means-ends decouplingRent-seekingSociological institutionalismInstitutional logicsUkraineThe Triple Helix is a global model originating in developed economies but less developed countries have also made attempts to implement it into their national contexts. Meanwhile, the national......
Second, means-ends decoupling at the state and university levels hinders the Ukrainian students from attaining their intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, such as personal development, professional preparation and employment. Consequently, the Ukrainian students' choices entail means-ends decoupling at the ...
Means-ends decoupling at all levels results not only in a severe diversion of financial and human capital but also has a negative impact on individuals' well-being, hindering their personal and professional development and evoking a sense of meaning-lessness, alienation and cognitive dissonance. ...
National orientation of Ukrainian journals: means-ends decoupling in a semi-peripheral stateUkrainian journalsIndex of National Orientation of Publications (INO-P)Index of National Orientation of Citations (INO-C)Employing an institutionalist perspective, this article aims to explore the implementation of...
This study explores this phenomenon by applying the concepts of means-ends decoupling, referring to a gap between practices and outcomes, and intra-organizational dynamics, and by doing so, explains differences in firms' responses to institutionalization of practices. This study begins to set out a...
The Self-Concept of Ukrainian Doctoral Students: Means-Ends Decoupling at the State Level.doi:10.1111/HEQU.12182Myroslava HladchenkoDon F. WesterheijdenWiley-Blackwell
Our findings identify three types of means-ends decoupling work in R&D project implementation: 'work on' causal complexity, 'work at' behavioural invisibility, and 'work with' practice multiplicity. In addition, we uncover six dynamic micro-mechanisms that collectively influence the making and nature...
Academic Identities in Ukrainian Research Universities under Conditions of Means-Ends Decoupling at the State Level.doi:10.1080/0309877x.2018.1529740Myroslava HladchenkoRoutledge