University Alliances: Enhancing Control, Capacity, and Creativity in Dynamic Environments
During the last few decades a high number of university alliances and strategic partnerships between higher education institutions have been established all over the world. This development can be interpreted in different ways and the article offer some theoretical perspectives relevant to understa...
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| description | During the last few decades a high number of university alliances and strategic partnerships between higher education institutions have been established all over the world. This development can be interpreted in different ways and the article offer some theoretical perspectives relevant to understanding the emergence of and the engagement in institutional collaborations, and how such collaboration affects the field of higher education. The article argues that alliances between universities are ways to enhance organizational capacity but also to take control of more competitive environments. Furthermore, alliances and partnerships can also be seen as the means to enhance organizational creativity and innovation in more organic ways. The paper gives an empirical illustration of how alliances develop and transform over time, and discusses possible long-term implications of alliance formation in the higher education sector. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ee9fb02441147fe9de83db7ee80394a2023-02-10T15:53:27ZengNational Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)Вопросы образования1814-95452412-43542018-03-01113215310.17323/1814-9545-2018-1-132-15315737University Alliances: Enhancing Control, Capacity, and Creativity in Dynamic EnvironmentsBjørn Stensaker0University of OsloDuring the last few decades a high number of university alliances and strategic partnerships between higher education institutions have been established all over the world. This development can be interpreted in different ways and the article offer some theoretical perspectives relevant to understanding the emergence of and the engagement in institutional collaborations, and how such collaboration affects the field of higher education. The article argues that alliances between universities are ways to enhance organizational capacity but also to take control of more competitive environments. Furthermore, alliances and partnerships can also be seen as the means to enhance organizational creativity and innovation in more organic ways. The paper gives an empirical illustration of how alliances develop and transform over time, and discusses possible long-term implications of alliance formation in the higher education sector.https://vo.hse.ru/article/view/15737higher education sectorconvergencedivergenceuniversity alliancesstrategic partnershipsmeta-organizationthe american association of universities |
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| title | University Alliances: Enhancing Control, Capacity, and Creativity in Dynamic Environments |
| title_full | University Alliances: Enhancing Control, Capacity, and Creativity in Dynamic Environments |
| title_fullStr | University Alliances: Enhancing Control, Capacity, and Creativity in Dynamic Environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | University Alliances: Enhancing Control, Capacity, and Creativity in Dynamic Environments |
| title_short | University Alliances: Enhancing Control, Capacity, and Creativity in Dynamic Environments |
| title_sort | university alliances enhancing control capacity and creativity in dynamic environments |
| topic | higher education sector convergence divergence university alliances strategic partnerships meta-organization the american association of universities |
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