Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2016 How Tenure in Higher Education Relates to Faculty Productivity and Retention Cindy Kay Manjounes Walden University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations Part of the Education Policy Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, and the Public Policy Commons This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Walden University College of Social and Behavioral Sciences This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by Cindy Manjounes has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Hilda Shepeard, Committee Chairperson, Public Policy and Administration Faculty Dr. Frances Goldman, Committee Member, Public Policy and Administration Faculty Dr. Anne Fetter, University Reviewer, Public Policy and Administration Faculty Chief Academic Officer Eric Riedel, Ph.D. Walden University 2016 Abstract How Tenure in Higher Education Relates to Faculty Productivity and Retention by Cindy Kay Manjounes EdD, Lindenwood University, 2010 MS, Lindenwood University, 2006 BA, University of Missouri St. Louis, 1991 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Public Policy Walden University July 2016 Abstract Some public university systems are considering abolishing tenure as a cost-saving mechanism, but little is known about how this change may impact organizational outcomes related to faculty retention and research productivity.