Factors Affecting the Decision to Merge: The Case of Strategic Mergers in Norwegian Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Kyvik, Svein; Stensaker, Bjørn
Titel	Factors Affecting the Decision to Merge: The Case of Strategic Mergers in Norwegian Higher Education
Quelle	In: Tertiary Education and Management, 19 (2013) 4, S.323-337 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-3883
DOI	10.1080/13583883.2013.805424
Schlagwörter	Organizational Change; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Performance Factors; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Educational History; Institutional Characteristics; Universities; Colleges; Case Studies; Strategic Planning; Etiology; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Organisationswandel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Leistungsindikator; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; University; Universität; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Ätiologie; Norwegen
Abstract	Much research has been undertaken to investigate the cultural, structural and, to some extent, the economic effects of mergers in higher education. However, surprisingly little research has been done on why higher education institutions decide to merge. This article identifies and discusses a number of structural factors that may play a role when reaching a merger agreement. By drawing on a series of merger initiatives in Norwegian higher education, the article shows that merger processes involving more than two institutions dramatically reduces the chances of reaching a merger decision, and that a number of other factors may also play a negative role. The article concludes by reflecting upon the complex conditions surrounding strategic merger processes, and by identifying some practical implications for institutions involved in merger processes. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10