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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author HARMANN, Grant
Title Strategic mergers of strong institutions to enhance competitive advantage / Grant Harman and Kay Harman
Publication year 2008
Source/Footnote In: Higher education policy. - 21 (2008) 1, S. 99 - 121
Inventory number 23755
Keywords Ausland : Australien : einzelne Hochschulen ; Ausland : Großbritannien : einzelne Hochschulen ; Hochschule : Wettbewerb ; Internationalität
Abstract Strategic mergers are formal combinations or amalgamations of higher education institutions with the aim of enhancing competitive advantage, or merging for 'mutual growth'. Recently, in a number of countries, there has been a decided shift from mergers initiated by governments, and dealing mainly with 'problem' cases, towards institutional-initiated mergers involving strong institutions, and with clear strategic objectives. These issues are addressed and a case study is presented of the 2004 merger that created the new University of Manchester, which aims to be among the top 25 universities internationally by 2015. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)