International Branch Campuses in the Arab Gulf Region: An Organizational View of the Critical Elemen...

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" International Branch Campuses in the Arab Gulf Region: An Organizational View of the Critical Elements for Success "
Hamad Alfouzan Cohn, Carl

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803750
Doc. No	:	TL48551
Call number	:	‭1747107273;‮ ‬3736288‬
Main Entry	:	Zaki, Mona
Title & Author	:	International Branch Campuses in the Arab Gulf Region: An Organizational View of the Critical Elements for Success\ Hamad AlfouzanCohn, Carl
College	:	The Claremont Graduate University
Date	:	2015
Degree	:	Ph.D.
field of study	:	Educational Studies
student score	:	2015
Page No	:	129
Note	:	Committee members: Perez, William; Pick, Katharina
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-25171-4
Abstract	:	The business of globalized education has become increasingly competitive and increasingly complex. As the international campus develops students to meet the demands of the modern global workforce, organizations can choose between varying business models that emphasize different degrees of control by local governments. If global education alliances are to succeed in fulfilling the needs of international students, society, local and national interests, there must be increased knowledge informing how to balance these competing interests. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors which contribute to successful strategic education alliances. The study makes use of both descriptive research and explanatory research employing convenience sampling to interview and survey faculty, administration and staff at two successful IBCs, New York University Abu Dhabi and Texas A&M; University at Qatar. The survey collected data on faculty and administrator satisfaction perceptions. Participants reported the following: high levels of job satisfaction, which it was believed would be associated with IBC longevity and strong brand identity; holding their current positions for five years or longer, another indicator of institutional longevity and source of competitive advantage; strong faculty interest in the academic problems of students, which perception is also associated with competitive advantage resulting from enhanced brand identity and attraction and retention of superior personnel. These success factors were associated with quality assurance and increased market share. Findings suggest that higher education alliances can benefit from previous IBC failures by understanding factors that most affect IBC success and longevity. This study contributes to social change by building an understanding of why some higher education institutions in the Arab Gulf Region fail while others succeed and by validating effective management practices that promote educational institution success and longevity.
Subject	:	Educational leadership; Management
Descriptor	:	Social sciences;Education;Arab;Branch;Campuses;Gulf;International;Organizational;Success
Added Entry	:	Cohn, Carl
Added Entry	:	Educational StudiesThe Claremont Graduate University