Strategic Agency and System Diversity: Conceptualizing Institutional Positioning in Higher Education

Minerva

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-169

  Fumasoli, Tatiana ^a   Huisman, Jeroen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diversity; Niche; Positioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878115061     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-013-9225-y     Document Type: Article

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