On University Competition

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  • Author(s): David John Frank; John W. Meyer
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Studies in Higher Education. 2024 49(10):1779-1787.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Evaluative
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      9
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Universities; Competition; Accreditation (Institutions); Reputation; Local Issues; Global Approach; Institutional Survival
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03075079.2024.2385541
    • ISSN:
      0307-5079
      1470-174X
    • Abstract:
      Universities are specific local entities, and as such are in competition with one another for resources and prestige. The general tone of the literature--which sees universities mainly as specific organizations--is quite negative, with competition leading to destructive market and political forces. The tone is surprising, given the extraordinary worldwide university expansion over the last seven or eight decades. This inconsistency is resolved with the perspective of neo-institutional theory: the university is a stunningly successful global institution from which specific cases derive their accredited standing and legitimacy. The enlarged and grand institutional canopy has supported thousands of expanded and rationalized organizations, which then suffer from competition. But in their struggles, the contending organizations produce further elaborations of the domain of the overall institution. The university grows, though the instances it flowers may sometimes suffer.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1446474