The quest for successful internationalization of Bangladesh’s higher education: investigating the strategic leadership characteristics of academic leaders
The main purpose of the study is to investigate and determine the underlying factors/constructs of organizational capabilities, personal characteristics of higher education institution administrators and to determine the elements of successful internationalization of higher education institution...
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| Language: | English English English |
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IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/69375/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69375/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69375/13/69375%20The%20quest%20for%20successful%20internationalization.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/69375/7/69375_The%20quest%20for%20successful%20internationalization_scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/69375/14/69375%20The%20quest%20for%20successful%20internationalization%20WOS.pdf |
| Summary: | The main purpose of the study is to investigate and determine the
underlying factors/constructs of organizational capabilities, personal
characteristics of higher education institution administrators and to
determine the elements of successful internationalization of higher
education institutions in Bangladesh. One thousand and one hundred
(1,100) academic leaders were sampled based on two stage
multi-stage cluster sampling method. A total of 358 survey
questionnaires were successfully returned which were analyzed by
SEM statistical tools. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis results
showed that organizational capabilities was represented by four
distinct factors, personal characteristics represented by three factors,
while successful internationalization represented by three factors.
The findings implicates the importance of strategic leadership
elements endeavors to be focused among the university academic
leaders in Bangladesh. The study is considered pertinent particularly
in enhancing the strategic leadership literature in Bangladesh’s
higher education context. |
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