Title: Strategic success in international education: a multiple case study analysis of educational partnerships between Canada and China

Authors: Timothy T. Hardie, James C. Sarros

Addresses: Faculty of Business Administration, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. ' Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, P.O. Box 197, Caulfield East, Vic 3145, Australia

Abstract: This paper contributes to strategy and international education literature by investigating the factors that influence successful educational partnerships between post-secondary institutions in a developed and an emerging country, within the context of international business strategy literature. It looks at what kinds of theories and strategies are available to managers concerned with international services delivery and suggests which theories might be of particular use. The main research objective is to identify the themes and issues that have a measurable impact on the profitability and sustainability of such partnerships over time which are organised into a Tertiary Education Strategy Theory (TEST) model.

Keywords: international management; international students; educational partnerships; China; Canada; strategic success; international education; post-secondary institutions; developed countries; emerging countries; business strategies; managers; service delivery; profitability; sustainability; tertiary education; strategy theories; education management; higher education; universities; competitive edge; competitiveness.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2011.039485

International Journal of Management in Education, 2011 Vol.5 No.2/3, pp.203 - 225

Published online: 12 Feb 2015 *

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