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This book is based on an international comparison observing a series of universities, where diversity remains huge when considering how single institutions position themselves in terms of quality standards and combine resources, as well as the alternatives they have access to given their organizational and cultural governance path dependence.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Road to Academic Excellence
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Making Sense of Diversit ies
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The Illusion of a One Best Way
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Conclusion
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Catherine Paradeise was Professor of Sociology at several French higher education institutions, lastly at Université Paris Est-Marne la Vallée (U-PEM). She was deputy director at the department of social sciences and humanities of French National Centre for Scientific Research and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS-C), and co-founded the Institute for Research and Innovation in Society (IFRIS).
Jean-Claude Thoenig was Professor at the Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology, Dean and Professor at INSEAD (Fontainebleau), co-founder of EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) and the Ecole de Paris du Management, and Senior Researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
Jean-Claude Thoenig was Professor at the Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology, Dean and Professor at INSEAD (Fontainebleau), co-founder of EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) and the Ecole de Paris du Management, and Senior Researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: In Search of Academic Quality
Authors: Catherine Paradeise, Jean-Claude Thoenig
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137298294
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-29828-7Published: 04 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-29829-4Published: 29 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 238
Topics: International Business, Business Strategy/Leadership, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Management, International Economics, Development Economics