{"product_id":"9783319219172","title":"Higher Education Dynamics: The Experience from Northern Europe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHigher Education Dynamics: The Experience from Northern Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePinheiro, Rómulo; Geschwind, Lars; Aarrevaara, Timo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses the critical knowledge gaps of mergers involving higher education institutions. It is based on a comparative research project (spring 2013-spring 2015) investigating the phenomena of mergers involving higher education institutions across the Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The study involved close to 30 scholars from the region, and aimed at shedding critical light on, and providing novel contributions around, the following key aspects: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual and theoretical approaches – strengths and limitations - towards the study of the phenomena of mergers in higher education; \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical developments, leading to significant structural changes in the domestic higher education landscape, and, in turn, how mergers have been used as a policy\/institutional mechanism to foster adaptation to a new external environment at the local, national, regional and international levels; \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complex dynamicsinherent to merger processes by undertaking an in-depth investigation of a series of selected case studies, with a particular focus on the “black-box” associated with the implementation process; \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe implications of the findings as regards future policy and strategic endeavours, theory development and future research agenda.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-11-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319219172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-21918-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 236\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47370133045388,"sku":"9783319219172","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319219172.jpg?v=1775682753","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319219172","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}