The challenges of leading an international branch campus: the "lived experience" of in-country senior managers

Healey, NM ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-4095, 2016. The challenges of leading an international branch campus: the "lived experience" of in-country senior managers. Journal of Studies in International Education, 20 (1), pp. 61-78. ISSN 1028-3153

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Abstract

In recent years, an increasing number of major universities have set up international branch campuses (IBCs). There are now over 200 IBCs, with more under development. Little is known about the unique challenges that face IBC managers, who are normally seconded from the home university to set up and operate the satellite campus in a new and alien environment. At the same time, there are significant financial and reputational risks for the home university should an IBC fail. This paper reports the results of a qualitative study into the ‘lived experiences’ of IBC managers working in the three largest host markets for IBCs – China, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. It finds that the fundamental challenge for managers is balancing the competing demands of a range of internal and external stakeholders and concludes that universities need to do more to prepare and support IBC managers.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Studies in International Education
Creators:	Healey, N.M.
Date:	1 February 2016
Volume:	20
Number:	1
ISSN:	1028-3153
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/1028315315602928 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	19 Apr 2016 14:56
Last Modified:	05 Oct 2017 11:19
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27649

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