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x, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Why mergers in higher ed? Pursuing sustainability, breadth, and excellence through scale -- Why mergers now? -- Mergers as an organizational tactic -- History and global experience -- Drivers and categories of mergers in higher education -- Success and failure : predictors and metrics -- Part 2. Increasing the odds of merger success in higher ed. The seven essential elements for merger success -- Evaluating the stakes when considering mergers -- Finding, evaluating, and choosing merger partners -- Negotiating the merger -- Communicating in a merger -- Leadership, resources, and managing opposition -- Part 3. Effectively executing mergers in higher ed. Merging organizational entities in a context-sensitive manner -- Managing institutional legal, corporate, and regulatory obligations in a merger -- Project management in a merger -- Creating and managing the brand : who do you want to be? -- Aftermath : as much a beginning as an end -- Part 4. Looking to the future. The role of mergers in institutional strategy. |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- Mergers -- United States.
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration.
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Universities and colleges -- Administration. (OCoLC)fst01161604
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Universities and colleges -- Mergers.
(OCoLC)fst01161827
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Hentschke, Guilbert C., author.
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Jacobs, Lloyd A., author.
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Jacobs, Bonita C., 1949- author.
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| ISBN |
9781421432601 hardcover acid-free paper |
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1421432609 hardcover acid-free paper |
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9781421432618 electronic book |
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1421432617 electronic book |
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