| 1. Introduction | 第1-10页 |
| 2. Conceptual framework of the research | 第10-16页 |
| ·Elite and mass higher education | 第10-11页 |
| ·Neo-liberalism and managerialism in higher education | 第11-14页 |
| ·Neo-liberalism | 第11-12页 |
| ·Managerialism | 第12-14页 |
| ·Academic capitalism and entrepreneurialism in higher education | 第14-16页 |
| ·Academic capitalism | 第14-15页 |
| ·Entrepreneurialism | 第15-16页 |
| 3. Literature review | 第16-25页 |
| ·Managing change in higher education institutions | 第16-18页 |
| ·Challenges to leading in higher education: the changing context | 第18-20页 |
| ·Middle management and academic middle managers in universities | 第20-25页 |
| ·Middle management in organizations | 第20-23页 |
| ·Academic middle managers in university organizations | 第23-25页 |
| 4. Research methodology | 第25-29页 |
| ·The nature of the research study | 第25-27页 |
| ·Case selection | 第27-28页 |
| ·References used | 第28-29页 |
| 5. Data presentation | 第29-37页 |
| ·Understanding of the transitional context in Chinese higher education | 第29-30页 |
| ·Views on role transformation of academic middle managers | 第30-33页 |
| ·Views of the president and vice presidents | 第30页 |
| ·Views of the academic middle managers | 第30-32页 |
| ·Perspectives of teaching staff | 第32-33页 |
| ·Issues on funding, new course development and quality sustainability | 第33-35页 |
| ·Funding | 第33-34页 |
| ·New course development | 第34页 |
| ·Quality sustainability | 第34-35页 |
| ·Issues on learning to lead | 第35-37页 |
| 6. Data analysis and evaluation | 第37-43页 |
| ·Reform of the university systems in management and leadership | 第37-39页 |
| ·Managing the transition in the university | 第39-40页 |
| ·Attitude and role transformation of academic middle managers | 第40-41页 |
| ·Learning to lead | 第41-43页 |
| 7. Conclusion and suggestion | 第43-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54页 |
