Management of Cultural Differences under Various Forms of China-UK Higher Education Strategic Alliances

Autor/inn/en	Li, Xiaoqing; Roberts, Joanne; Yan, Yanni; Tan, Hui
Titel	Management of Cultural Differences under Various Forms of China-UK Higher Education Strategic Alliances
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 41 (2016) 4, S.774-798 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2014.966664
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Cultural Differences; Partnerships in Education; Intercultural Communication; Culture Conflict; International Cooperation; Case Studies; Interviews; Data Analysis; Data Collection; China; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kultureller Unterschied; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Kulturkonflikt; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Auswertung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Großbritannien
Abstract	International strategic alliances are notorious for their high failure rate. Increased inter-partner conflict resulting from ineffective cross-cultural management is perceived to be one of the key reasons for unsatisfactory alliance performance. Driven by globalization, universities are extending into foreign markets through the establishment of various types of strategic alliances (SAs). Through an empirical investigation, this study reveals that although cultural differences (CDs) exist in China-UK higher education (HE) SAs their impact depends on the structure of the SA. Although cultural conflicts occur more frequently in equity joint ventures than in non-equity modes, the impact of conflict arising from CDs is more serious and significant in non-equity arrangements. Moreover, partners perceive CDs as sources of mutual interest. The findings imply that the negative impact of CDs can be ameliorated to varying degrees depending on the type of China-UK HE SA. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01