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The Demonstration of Organizational Legitimacy among Independent Professional Schools of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
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Storrs, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Independent professional schools were a significant part of higher education in the United States until the rise of universities at the beginning of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the overwhelming majority of professional schools are indeed affiliated with universities; however there are a growing number of professional schools in variety…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Folk Culture, Medicine, Asian Culture
The Organizational Realities of Student Affairs: A Political Perspective
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Shinn, Jeremiah B. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this study was to understand the organizational functions of student-affairs at Indiana University and to understand the nature of the conflict between student-affairs and the larger organization. This study utilized the case-study research design. Much of the data collected and analyzed during this case study were of a historical…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Case Studies, Organizational Theories, Conflict
Understanding Information Security Culture in an Organization: An Interpretive Case Study
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Bess, Donald Arlo – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Information systems are considered to be a critical and strategic part of most organizations today. Because of this it has become increasingly important to ensure that there is an effective information security program in place protecting those information systems. It has been well established by researchers that the success of an information…
Descriptors: Information Security, Organizational Culture, Case Studies, Information Management
Isomorphism in Liberal Arts Colleges: Comparative Case Studies on Marketing Initiatives
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Cenczyk, Robert Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The decline in the number of liberal arts colleges since the mid-1950s has been precipitated by a number of factors, most prevalently the increase in larger comprehensive and research universities as well as the demand for job-ready degree programs. Since liberal arts colleges are largely tuition-driven, the lack of student interest has forced…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Marketing, Liberal Arts, Educational Change
Developing Degrees: An Exploratory Analysis of Laureate International Universities' 21st Century Entry into Mexico and Ecuador
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Hunsaker, Beau Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Laureate International Universities (LIU) embodies an emerging international phenomenon in which a multinational corporation (MNC) functions as a holding company that acquires and operates brick-and-mortar higher education institutions in a for-profit model; each individual portfolio institution granting degrees under its own name with any…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, Proprietary Schools, School Business Relationship
Making Sense of the University Environment in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Administrators in the Executive Management Team
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Dominguez-Whitehead, Yasmine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Higher education in post-apartheid South Africa has experienced a relatively rapid changing landscape (Cloete, Maassen, Fehnel, & Moja, 2006). As such, the organizational environment in which university administrators operate is an increasingly important area of study. This study is grounded in organizational theory and adopts an open systems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Environment, Social Systems, College Administration