Strategic Mergers in Higher Education

Azziz, Ricardo; Hentschke, Guilbert C.; Jacobs, Lloyd A.; Jacobs, Bonita C.

doi:10.1353/book.68182

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“…Kastor [17,18] highlighted the role of leadership in making a successful structure and a new merger. Hence, earlier research on successful mergers [11,17,18,20] confirmed the significant effect of three main variables on successful mergers: committed leadership, robust communication, and effective process.…”

Section: Benefits and Challenges Of The Mergers In Higher Educationsupporting

confidence: 53%

“…Any organization going through change or a merging process is likely to be uneasy, and there could be a lot of pressure if things are not identified clearly, duties are not assigned, or the plan to merge is not strategically set [20,30]. Medical colleges have to plan for this merging proposal to be successful.…”

Section: A Strategic Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Change management provides direction for the organization as it transitions from a current condition to an anticipated future state [30]. The essence of change management is the successful transfer of individuals and organizations to a new corporate structure [20]. The following steps could be followed for a successful merger:…”

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confidence: 99%

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Developing a Healthcare and Medical School at King Faisal University: Implications for Educational Performance and Cost-Effectiveness

Almomin,

Sobaih

2023

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This research explored the potential of developing a university healthcare and medical school within King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, by merging four medical and/or healthcare colleges within the institution into a medical school. The objective of a medical school is to produce professionals who are capable of performing the most fundamental tasks in healthcare and medicine up to the expectations of the market. This research explored various case studies involving mergers, their importance, and how they were conducted to inform this research study. This study adopted a qualitative research approach to collect data from healthcare and medical colleges’ senior management, including deans, vice-deans, as well as heads of departments. The results showed several benefits of mergers, although some challenges were also raised. Culture, which some interviewees identified as change-resistant and risk-averse, was recognised as a key challenge for implementing mergers. Additionally, the need for generating funds for the merger projects was identified as a challenge at the start of the initiatives. Furthermore, compliance with regulations and laws at a public university is another challenge. This study identified the need for a strategic framework that builds on stakeholders’ involvement and proper communication and addresses the proposals’ repercussions. Some implications for educational performance and cost effectiveness were highlighted.

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Developing a Healthcare and Medical School at King Faisal University: Implications for Educational Performance and Cost-Effectiveness

Almomin,

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2023

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“…However, the issue of space is a common challenge in South African higher education institutions, especially those that have merged. There needs to be adequate land and funding for more infrastructure, which would assist in eliminating negative conditions that affect the provision of quality conditions for workers and students in higher education institutions (Badat, 2016;Azziz et al, 2019). It partly explains the preference for open-plan offices, which can permit enhanced communication, creativity, collaboration and knowledge exchanges among employees (Smollan & Morrison, 2019).…”

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University Administrative Employees’ Perceptions of Their Offices’ Physical Environment Comfort

Ngcobo

Mhlanga

2022

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Administrative office employees spend much time confined in their workspaces as they work hard to provide the critical support required for the overall performance of their organizations. As a result, their comfort should be given priority by their organizations, be it private or public. This article investigated the administrative employees’ perceptions of their offices’ physical environment comfort in a public university. Different aspects of their physical environment, such as furniture, noise, office temperature, lighting and space, were examined as variables influencing their performance. The systematization of literary sources for solving the problem of arranging a comfortable physical environment in private organizations proved a significant dependence of the productivity of employees on the physical environment in which they perform their duties. However, there is the scarcity of research conducted in a public organization, especially in the higher education sector. The methodological tool of the research was the method of quantitative analysis, in which a questionnaire was used to collect data from 81 administrative staff of a public university with several campuses in South Africa. The findings indicated that many respondents generally perceived a comfortable physical environment necessary to increase performance. These were, however, not always matched by their perceptions of what transpired at their offices. For instance, 63% of respondents viewed comfortable furniture as critical for the performance of their duties. Nevertheless, only 55% of respondents agreed that their university furniture was comfortable, with 24% disagreeing and 21% taking a neutral stance. The split in perceptions makes it imperative for the university to attend to areas of weakness and inequality in providing physical environment resources. A future study could examine whose offices are more comfortable than others in university contexts. In addition, a promising direction of future research should be the reconciliation of employees’ perception of the comfort of the physical environment in offices with the results of observations. This will enrich the obtained results.

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“…At the same time, the problems and signatures faced by university administrators are related to many structures requiring technological capacity adjustment (Guri-Rosenbli & Gros, 2011). However, with the adoption of technology by using e-learning effectively, the goal of student success in the market for a moment can be increased so that their salary results are convincing that the use of technology infrastructure by students in this undergraduate program has proven that learning can be achieved on time because it is supported by computer facilities and online learning climate systems which they generally have applied because of the usefulness and ease of using technology so that this increases the independence of the campus and also students through policies that are considered for success and profit in carrying out high-level learning paths (Azziz et al, 2019). Pham & Dau's (2022), study on online learning and the readiness of students to succeed in learning in the tall tree was essential.…”

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Understanding the success of digital application-based postgraduate student independent learning

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Ramli

Rusdiana

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An understanding of independent learning in universities that use technology-based learning is a critical study that must continue to be carried out. So, we have more than 100 further complications after the selection. We get 62 topics of discussion, which we then examine under a phenomenological approach to get relevant answers to problems such as successful learning in digital-based universities. In the study, we use data analysis, comprehensive data evaluation, and drawing valid conclusions in answering the final problem; after we have studied and discussed the results, we can conclude that from the books we have studied, on average, it is stated that the approach greatly assists independent learning among postgraduates with digital application-based learning. In other words, technology has made it easy for students to complete all their tasks and responsibilities while being postgraduate students, so the findings of this study are helpful in future studies of similar discussions.

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Strategic Mergers in Higher Education

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Developing a Healthcare and Medical School at King Faisal University: Implications for Educational Performance and Cost-Effectiveness

Developing a Healthcare and Medical School at King Faisal University: Implications for Educational Performance and Cost-Effectiveness

University Administrative Employees’ Perceptions of Their Offices’ Physical Environment Comfort

Understanding the success of digital application-based postgraduate student independent learning

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