Government and public administration

Globalization and managing the modern university: theoretical understanding of strategic challenges

Received: 15.02.2016 Published: 15.02.2016

UDC: 378.1 EDN: WMKAYL

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Purpose. The purpose of the study is to identify the conceptual approaches to the analysis of university reform issues in the context of globalization and evaluation allomorfism phenomenon, reveals the objective character of isomorphic pressure on higher education on the part of global and national actors. Methodology and Methods. The research methodology is based on the principles of structural-functional analysis of political processes, comparative analysis and synthesis. Results. On the basis of the analysis revealed possible strategies of educational organization’s reaction on the effects of globalization. Scientific novelty. This study allows you to project the possible conditions of subjectivity isomorphic pressure on higher education on the part of global and national actors to predict the development of the conceptual aspects of the educational environment in the context of globalization.

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Михальченкова Н. Глобализация и управление современными университетами: теоретическое осмысление стратегических вызовов // Вопросы управления. 2016. Т. 20, № 2. С. 239–245.

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Mikhalchenkova N. Globalization and managing the modern university: theoretical understanding of strategic challenges // Management Issues. 2016. Vol. 20, no. 2. P. 239–245.

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Mikhalchenkova N. Globalization and managing the modern university: theoretical understanding of strategic challenges // Management Issues. 2016. Vol. 20, no. 2. P. 239–245.

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