Establishing international branch campuses: a framework for assessing opportunities and risks

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dc.contributor.authorWilkins, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-09T11:38:44Z
dc.date.available2023-05-09T11:38:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractAt the start of 2016, there were 230 international branch campuses operating worldwide, but of the campuses that were established since the mid-1990s, around 10 per cent have failed. The purpose of this article is to propose a framework that the strategic decision makers in higher education institutions can refer to when evaluating opportunities to develop branch campuses in foreign countries. The framework derives from empirical evidence that was the product of a rigorous search of the literature and other secondary sources, and it has drawn upon business management theories such as institutional theory, Porter’s industry-based view, and Barney’s resource-based view. Thematic analysis was used to identify the following themes, or influencing factors, in the data: environmental, industry, and organisational. The framework provides higher education managers with an analytical tool to guide a process of systematic data collection and analysis, which includes reflection on institutional objectives, resources, and competencies. It is likely that the systematic, data-driven approach promoted by the framework will in future reduce the number of international branch campus failures.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWilkins, S. (2016), Establishing international branch campuses: a framework for assessing opportunities and risks. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 38(2), 167-182.en_US
dc.identifier.issnPrint ISSN: 1360-080X Online ISSN: 1469-9508
dc.identifier.urihttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2233
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management;
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2016.1150547
dc.subjectinternational expansionen_US
dc.subjectinternational branch campusesen_US
dc.subjecthigher education strategyen_US
dc.subjectrisk assessmenten_US
dc.subjecttransnational higher educationen_US
dc.titleEstablishing international branch campuses: a framework for assessing opportunities and risksen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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