Creating Entrepreneurial Universities: Organizational Pathways of Transformation (Issues in Higher Education)
By Burton R. Clark.
Description
Based on field research carried out over a two year period, this book describes processes of transformation that took place over a fifteen year period in five European universities. Five common features identified - described as "organizational pathways of transformation" - are highlighted and used to frame the case-study accounts. These pathways consist of: a strengthened steering core; an extended developmental periphery; a diversified funding base; a stimulated academic heartland; and an entrepreneurial culture. Taken together, these elements help universities overcome the grow...
ISBN(s)
0080433421, 9780080433424
