Who Writes What in the Bureaucratic University?

In mass society, problems related to plagiarism and authorship can take on bizarre characteristics. Where large-scale organizations prevail, the head man is presumed to be too busy, too engaged, and too important to write his own speeches, policy papers, books, or letters to the editor. Instead, he has a staff of information specialists, aides, consultants, and public relations men who write for him. His name on the title page symbolizes his temporary acceptance of a document concocted for hi...