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dc.contributor.advisorBayat, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorFadhl, Abraheem Qassim
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-03T06:40:08Z
dc.date.available2020-12-03T06:40:08Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11394/7653
dc.descriptionMagister Commercii - MComen_US
dc.description.abstractMiddle managers play an important role in contemporary organisations, particularly in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research on middle managers in a HEI environment suggests that their roles, work practice and identities are under-researched. Middle managers occupy a central position in organisational hierarchies where they are responsible for implementing senior management plans. In HEIs in SA academic middle managers/heads of departments (HODs) face many challenges that are not commonly found in conventional organisations. In this qualitative study the contribution is based on the participants’ experiences in relation to an increasingly diverse workload and responsibilities. Using a fluid conceptualisation of identity and subjectivity, the researcher argues that academic middle managers are engaged in ethical and political practices through demands in the workplace. Drawing on theories on ethics put forward by Foucault, Levinas & Critchley, various aspects of ethics of ‘the self’ and ethics of ‘the other’ in relation to academic middle managers’ identities and practices are discussed. A case study was used with a cross-sectional research design to gather the data on academic middle managers in a single faculty in a South African HEI. Information gathered particularly focussed on the implementation of ethical practices. The findings show that middle managers’ work practices were dependent on their ethical goals and aspirations.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectMiddle manageren_US
dc.subjectHigher Education Institutionsen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Middle Managers,en_US
dc.subjectDiscourseen_US
dc.subjectEthical practicesen_US
dc.subjectEthics,en_US
dc.titleETHICAL PRACTICES OF THE MIDDLE MANAGERS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITYen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US


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