Factors affecting strategic change in higher education

Journal of Strategy and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-207

  Stensaker, Bjørn ^a   Frølich, Nicoline ^a   Huisman, Jeroen ^b   Waagene, Erica ^a   Scordato, Lisa ^a   Pimentel Bótas, Paulo ^c  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Perceptions; Realization of strategy; Strategic change; Strategy; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954319815     PISSN: 1755425X     EISSN: 17554268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JSMA-12-2012-0066     Document Type: Article

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