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The role of the organisational dimension in university positioning: a case-study approach

Barbato, G; Fumasoli, T; Turri, M; (2021) The role of the organisational dimension in university positioning: a case-study approach. Studies in Higher Education , 46 (7) pp. 1356-1370. 10.1080/03075079.2019.1688284. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper argues that university strategic positioning is influenced by the organisational dimension, operationalised along the variables of organisational structure, identity and centrality. A comparative case study is presented including two English and two Italian universities and drawing on a set of sixty interviews with academic leaders, managers and administrators. The analysis of the trajectory of the four universities from 2004 to 2018 illustrates the articulation of the link between the three organisational variables and positioning and how this has changed over time. Finally, the paper outlines six propositions on the expected impact of the organisational structure, identity and centrality on positioning processes of universities.

Type: Article
Title: The role of the organisational dimension in university positioning: a case-study approach
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2019.1688284
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1688284
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Organisational dimension, structure, identity, centrality, positioning
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10085111
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