The Managerial University: A Failed Experiment?

For instance, many universities have declared outright war on IT and library staff.

A model where there are multiple top managers (a board or similar) is better in this respect - you can still have changes but they might be more thought through and not so obviously proposed as a reform just for the sake of reforms.

Some sort of model where this drive for empty reform is eliminated by keeping it a secret who actually does manage the institution (all administrative employees are given the same title or whatever) was what I thought of as a solution, but I suppose much of the incentive for being a manager is lost then. Someone would have to be paid more than the others, which would make it traceable who actually does the managing.