After the ink dries: doing collaborative international work in higher education

‘It's an amazing learning curve to be part of the project’: exploring academic identity in collaborative research

“…Jaye, Egan, and Smith-Han 2010), technology and innovation studies (e.g. Stokols 2006;Wray 2006;), social work (Lewis et al 2008), sociology (Hunter and Leahey 2008), teacher education (Christie and Menter 2009;Shore and Groen 2009) and teaching and learning in higher education (Leibowitz et al 2011;Winberg 2008). Collaborative approaches have generally had a positive impact on the uptake of knowledge generated by research activities, as well as on enabling a broader sense of ownership of the knowledge outputs by participants from different contexts (Christie et al 2007).…”

Faculty perspectives on international education: The nested realities of faculty collaborations

“…Scholars involved in international collaborative efforts have identified key issues for institutional consideration: how to build and sustain relationships, how to make things happen (catalytic events), and the role of common and divergent understandings (Shore and Groen, 2009). Central elements include shared professional interests, personal affinities, and institutional agreements or structures that smooth the way for collaborative efforts (Amey and Brown, 2004).…”

Management of cultural differences under various forms of China–UK higher education strategic alliances

“…JV partners treat CDs as strategic assets and solving cultural problems as opportunities to learn. In-depth learning enables both sides to absorb the essence of different cultures through common and divergent institutional practices (Shore and Groen 2009), to develop a shared managerial competence, and to acquire complementary skills. Hence the negative impact of CDs is mitigated, and learning from CDs positively influences the alliance evolution (Meirovich 2010;Steensma and Lyles 2000).…”

“…Research in this field has been based on either non-equity collaborations or regional networks (Ayoubi and Al-Habaibeh 2006;Chan 2004;Elkin, Farnsworth and Templer 2008). Few studies have examined a full range of types of international strategic alliances in HE or adopted a strategic management perspective in investigations of this emerging phenomenon (Shore and Groen 2009;Fielden 2011). This research is the first to investigate CD in HE ISAs from a strategic perspective and, in particular, to explore whether the impact of CD varies between equity and non-equity forms of China-UK HE strategic alliances.…”

“…Moreover, as Leung et al (2005) argue, there is a need for research on ISAs and CD in different contexts. Although some research on ISAs in HE does exist, it has adopted a pedagogic perspective (De Vita 2010;Jiang et al 2010;Jones 2005;Smith 2010;Wang, Harding and Mai 2012), rather than addressing issues of strategic management (Shore and Groen 2009). Given the paucity of research on ISAs in the HE sector from a strategic perspective, this research addresses an important gap in knowledge concerning the international activity of universities.…”