Learning to compete in European universities from social institution to knowledge business
This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in higher education. The authors argue that Co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar
2009
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in higher education. The authors argue that Continental and Nordic universities and higher education institutes are now facing similar pressures that are leading to a structural transformation of the university sector pt. 1. Emergent strategy -- pt. 2. Differentiation and specialization -- pt. 3. Rethinking university-industry relations -- pt. 4. Reflections |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 374 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781849804349 9781848440012 9781848446106 |