NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
The Networked University: The Structure, Culture, and Policy of Universities in a Changing Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
de Wit, Kurt – Tertiary Education and Management, 2010
The universities in Europe are finding themselves in a turbulent environment. They are exposed to global and European developments. This article links changes in the structure, culture, and policy of universities to these developments and changes in the broader-than-national environment. The central question is, in short: what is globalisation…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Research
The Knowledge-Productive Corporate University
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jansink, Femke; Kwakman, Kitty; Streumer, Jan – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: In this paper the concept of knowledge production is used as a framework to study Dutch corporate universities. Knowledge production serves not simply as a desirable aim of corporate universities, as the concept also offers guidelines for the design of corporate universities. The purpose is to clarify the extent to which corporate…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Knowledge Management, Organizational Communication, Case Studies
University Budgeting: Creating Incentives for Change?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Savenije, Bas – Research in Higher Education, 1992
The role of institutional budgeting strategies in promoting institutional change is examined, looking specifically at two budget components (general-purpose lump sums and earmarked funds). Experiences of the University of Utrecht (Netherlands) with internal competition for reduced funds as a means for stimulating change are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration