Hou, Ya-Wen
(2016)
TOWARD WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES: ADMINISTRATORS’ PERCEPTIONS RELATED TO DEVELOPING DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES OF TARGETED TAIWANESE UNIVERSITIES.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This study aims to develop a scale of dynamic capabilities of targeted Taiwanese universities and understand how senior administrators perceive the strategic management practices of their affiliated universities in their quest for becoming WCUs. A three-stage data collection design, including a pilot study, personal interviews, and the main survey, was adopted in this study. Research participants were senior administrators in the 12 targeted Taiwanese universities. The collected data included qualitative and quantitative data; the former came from ten personal interviews, and the latter involved a pilot study (with a response rate of 53 percent) and the main survey (with a response rate of 49 percent).
The findings of the quantitative data showed that universities had six dynamic capabilities for responding to external challenges. The more emphases on these six dynamic capabilities, the better performance a university has. The scale developed by this study was influenced by respondents’ backgrounds and institutional characteristics. In addition, the findings of the qualitative interviews showed that a university should pursue the goal of being a useful university, not a WCU; WCUs cannot escape the nature of a good university education—teaching and making social contributions; social responsibilities of universities, university-
industry collaborations and university-government relationships can enhance the establishment of WCUs; the lack of a clear, specific positioning is a challenge for targeted Taiwanese universities; the Five-Year-50-Billion NT Dollars Budget Project has a labeling effect; universities should support the integration of resources; benchmarking and creating cross-discipline communities can help the pursuit of WCUs; professional leadership and organizational cohesion accelerate the pursuit of WCUs; global rankings as double-edged swords can either promote or impede the sustainability of university development; the Five-Year-50-Billion NT Dollars Budget Project deepens the gap between sciences and humanities; a primary challenge to university development is the lack of stable financial and human resources; internationalization is a necessary institutional mission but it is often impeded by financial issues; and the effectiveness of Flexible Merit Pay for faculty members is limited. This study also provides theoretical and practical implications for dynamic capabilities scale application, university strategic management, policy reform, and suggestions for further research.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
21 January 2016 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
5 November 2015 |
| Approval Date: |
21 January 2016 |
| Submission Date: |
17 December 2015 |
| Access Restriction: |
5 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 5 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
232 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
World-Class Universities, Dynamic Capabilities, Taiwan |
| Date Deposited: |
21 Jan 2016 15:58 |
| Last Modified: |
21 Jan 2021 06:15 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26691 |
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