Historically, many higher education institutions have been structurally and culturally compartmentalised and subunits such as continuing education have been marginalised, merged or divested. In response to a variety of external phenomena, some higher education institutions are re-examining their internal and external relationships, including the relationship between their academic and continuing education units. This research examines the efforts of a higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates to improve its overall effectiveness by changing the nature of the relationship between its academic and continuing education units. A review of theory- and practice-based higher education, organisational culture and inter-/intra-organisational relationship literature revealed significant support for each partner’s goals for the newrelationship and was used to provide the parties with a series of recommendations for successful formulation, actualisation and governance. These results add to the literature and practice of higher education and continuing higher education, particularly in the area of relationship-building among organisational subunits and subcultures.
Date of Award | 21 Nov 2012 |
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Original language | English |
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Awarding Institution | |
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Supervisor | Ian Jamieson (Supervisor) |
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- continuing education
- extension
- intra-organisational
- inter-departmental
- higher education
- university
- Abu Dhabi
- UAE
Building a Mutually-Desirable Relationship between a Higher Education Institution’s Academic Schools and Its Adult/Continuing Education Unit: A Case Study Analysis of Abu Dhabi University and Its Knowledge Group (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Mchardy, D. (Author). 21 Nov 2012
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Business (DBA)