书目名称 | The Internationalization of Higher Education and Business Schools |
副标题 | A Critical Review |
编辑 | Gabriel Hawawini |
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概述 | Describes and explains what the internationalization of HEIs means.Assists the reader in formulating relevant and effective international initiatives for HEIs.Addresses issues of interest to academics |
丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Business |
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描述 | This book provides a critical review of the internationalization process among higher education institutions (HEIs), taking a closer look at the case of business schools. The first part offers a novel definition of this phenomenon and examines the forces that drive international initiatives. It then examines and explains the “internationalization paradox”: the observation that despite evidence that many international initiatives fail to deliver what they promise, for the heads of HEIs they nevertheless remain at the top of the agenda. In turn, the second part of the book develops a unifying framework that identifies alternative models of internationalization and explains how they relate to one another. Based on this framework, the book presents a model of the truly global HEI, whose mission is to learn from the world rather than teach the world what it knows. .The book’s central thesis is that it is unlikely that HEIs will be able to transform themselves into truly global HEIs because of historical and organizational barriers rather than a shortage of resources or a lack of visionary leadership. The book concludes that most HEIs should refrain from claiming that their aim is to be |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | A model for internationalizing higher education institutions; Business Schools; Challenges to internat |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1757-5 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-10-1755-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-10-1757-5Series ISSN 2191-5482 Series E-ISSN 2191-5490 |
issn_series | 2191-5482 |
copyright | The Author(s) 2016 |