The Competitive Edge: Why Some Small Colleges Succeed.

Merante, Joseph A.; Ireland, Richard C.

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ERIC Number: EJ477824

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Competitive Edge: Why Some Small Colleges Succeed.

Merante, Joseph A.; Ireland, Richard C.

College Board Review, n169 p8-13,28-29 Fall 1993

Examination of 10 small private successful liberal arts colleges identified the following key characteristics: clear and articulate leadership, strong management support, collegial atmosphere, well-focused institutional mission, and continuous innovation. Colleges were Bates (Maine), Beloit (Wisconsin), Berry (Georgia), Centre (Kentucky), Hillsdale (Michigan), Kalamazoo (Michigan), Marlboro (Vermont), Spelman (Georgia), St. John's (Maryland), and Whittier (California). (MSE)

Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Mission, Institutional Survival, Leadership Qualities, Liberal Arts, Organizational Development, Private Colleges, Small Colleges, Success

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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