@article{SeyfriedReith2020,
  author    = {Seyfried, Markus and Reith, Florian},
  title     = {Strength of weakness},
  series = {Journal of higher education policy and management},
  volume    = {43},
  journal   = {Journal of higher education policy and management},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1360-080X},
  doi       = {10.1080/1360080X.2020.1812802},
  pages     = {298 -- 314},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The paper investigates quality management in teaching and learning in higher education institutions from a principal-agent perspective. Based on data gained from semi-structured interviews and from a nation-wide survey with quality managers of German higher education institutions, the study shows how quality managers position themselves in relation to their perception of the interests of other actors in higher education institutions. The paper describes the various interests and discusses the main implications of this constellation of actors. It argues that quality managers, although they may be considered as rather weak actors within the higher education institution, may be characterised as having a strength of weakness due to diverging interests of their principals.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KuhlmannSeyfried2020,
  author    = {Kuhlmann, Sabine and Seyfried, Markus},
  title     = {Comparatice methods B},
  series = {Handbook of research methods in public administration, management and policy},
  journal   = {Handbook of research methods in public administration, management and policy},
  publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing},
  address   = {Cheltenham},
  isbn      = {978-1-78990-347-8},
  pages     = {181 -- 196},
  year      = {2020},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{HustedtSeyfried2020,
  author    = {Hustedt, Thurid and Seyfried, Markus},
  title     = {Challenges, Triggers and Initiatorsof Climate Policies and Implications for Policy Formulation},
  series = {Leidenschaft und Augenmaß : sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf Entwicklung, Verwaltung, Umwelt und Klima : Festschrift f{\"u}r Harald Fuhr},
  booktitle = {Leidenschaft und Augenmaß : sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf Entwicklung, Verwaltung, Umwelt und Klima : Festschrift f{\"u}r Harald Fuhr},
  publisher = {Nomos},
  address   = {Baden-Baden},
  isbn      = {978-3-8487-5249-2},
  pages     = {169 -- 179},
  year      = {2020},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{AnsmannSeyfried2020,
  author    = {Ansmann, Moritz and Seyfried, Markus},
  title     = {Zwischen Anspruch und Realit{\"a}t},
  series = {HDS.Journal},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {HDS.Journal},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Hochschuldidaktisches Zentrum Sachsen (HDS)},
  address   = {Leipzig},
  issn      = {2195-0334},
  pages     = {6 -- 11},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Eine evidenzbasierte Gestaltung von Studium und Lehre, wie sie heute normativ eingefordert wird, bedarf des integrierten Zusammenwirkens von Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement und Hochschuldidaktik - aber gibt es dieses in der Praxis? Mit Blick auf die allgemeine Befundlage, aber auch anhand einer eigenen empirischen Untersuchung zeigt der Beitrag diesbez{\"u}glich auf, dass Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement und Hochschuldidaktik als weitgehend desintegrierte Funktionsbereiche wahrgenommen werden und Evidenzbasierung in der Praxis folglich keinen sehr hohen Stellenwert genießt. Ausgehend von einer Ursachenanalyse wird auf die dysfunktionalen, aber auch auf die funktionalen Auswirkungen dieser Separierung aufmerksam gemacht.},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{HustedtSeyfried2020,
  author    = {Hustedt, Thurid and Seyfried, Markus},
  title     = {Challenges, triggers and initiators of climate policies and implications for policy formulation},
  series = {Leidenschaft und Augenmaß},
  booktitle = {Leidenschaft und Augenmaß},
  editor    = {Hickmann, Thomas and Lederer, Markus},
  publisher = {Nomos},
  address   = {Baden-Baden},
  isbn      = {978-3-8487-5249-2},
  doi       = {10.5771/9783845294292-169},
  pages     = {169 -- 180},
  year      = {2020},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ReithSeyfried2020,
  author    = {Reith, Florian and Seyfried, Markus},
  title     = {Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement und das Puffern externer und interner Anforderungen},
  series = {Qualit{\"a}t in der Wissenschaft},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Qualit{\"a}t in der Wissenschaft},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {UVW Univ.-Verl. Webler},
  address   = {Bielefeld},
  issn      = {1860-3041},
  pages     = {44 -- 49},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The following article deals with the new-institutionalist concept of buffering. The concept describes in short, how organizations cope with external and internal demands in order to gain or maintain legitimacy. The article applies this approach to quality management in higher education. We argue, that the introduction of quality management is a reaction to external demands to achieve more quality in teaching and learning. Simultaneously, it functions as a buffer for other organizational subunits within the higher education institution and tries to prevent them from becoming overloaded with external demands. Based on interviews from a research project, the article shows, that both quality managers and higher education managers partly perceive quality management as service unit, which prevents the departments from exaggerating external demands.},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{KuhlmannSeyfried2020,
  author    = {Kuhlmann, Sabine and Seyfried, Markus},
  title     = {Comparative methods B},
  series = {Handbook of research methods in public administration, management and policy},
  booktitle = {Handbook of research methods in public administration, management and policy},
  editor    = {Vigoda-Gadot, Eran and Vashdi, Dana R.},
  publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing},
  address   = {Cheltenham, UK},
  isbn      = {978-1-78990-347-8},
  doi       = {10.4337/9781789903485.00017},
  pages     = {181 -- 196},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {This chapter outlines the relevance and value of comparative approaches and methods in studying Public Administration (PA). It discusses the roots and current developments of comparative research in PA and discusses various methodological venues for cross-country comparisons, such as most similar/dissimilar systems designs, the method of concomitant variation and the difference-in-difference method. Besides the description of these approaches, we highlight their conceptual value for theory-driven empirical comparative research. Drawing on selected pieces of comparative research, the chapter furthermore provides examples for the application of comparative methods in practice presenting empirical findings and highlighting strengths and weaknesses. The chapter finally emphasizes that the methodological development in comparative PA research has by far not yet reached its end, and that some future challenges need to be addressed, such as the issues of causality, generalizability, and mixed-methods approaches.},
  language  = {en}
}