International Partnership Management Case Study
1.2 Argument
This thesis attempts to identify crucial elements for success of international partnership management. To identify those crucial elements, this thesis integrates success factors identified in the relevant literature on both university partnerships and business partnerships; those factors are filtered in the light of the author’s own experience and learning as a practitioner engaged in university international affairs; then synthesizes to the most crucial elements, which comprise three phases and three principles. Those three phases are essential to make a partnership to succeed, and the three principles are critical to facilitate those three phases.
The first of the three phases is (1) building a partnership. The shape of a …show more content…
Through the case studies, this thesis aims to determine whether existing universities consider the three phases and the three critical principles as important, and how they have developed and improved their management structures and processes to implement their international partnerships. In addition, this thesis attempts to explore the efficacy and limitations of the existing partnership management by the case-studied universities. The case studies and the results are discussed in Chapter 5 and Chapter …show more content…
Japan’s internationalization has often been regarded as distinctive but inward looking; throughout its history, Japan has often maintained cultural, political, and educational barriers against the outside world. This historical isolation of Japan from other countries may have negatively affected perceptions of international interaction among Japanese universities. Lack of alacrity to become involved in multinational interactions probably had a long-term effect on the development of international partnerships with Japanese universities. International partnership development is a new, not-so-easy challenge for Japanese universities; however, it can be an effective tool to generate real multinational interactions among Japanese universities and open them up to the rest of the
This thesis attempts to identify crucial elements for success of international partnership management. To identify those crucial elements, this thesis integrates success factors identified in the relevant literature on both university partnerships and business partnerships; those factors are filtered in the light of the author’s own experience and learning as a practitioner engaged in university international affairs; then synthesizes to the most crucial elements, which comprise three phases and three principles. Those three phases are essential to make a partnership to succeed, and the three principles are critical to facilitate those three phases.
The first of the three phases is (1) building a partnership. The shape of a …show more content…
Through the case studies, this thesis aims to determine whether existing universities consider the three phases and the three critical principles as important, and how they have developed and improved their management structures and processes to implement their international partnerships. In addition, this thesis attempts to explore the efficacy and limitations of the existing partnership management by the case-studied universities. The case studies and the results are discussed in Chapter 5 and Chapter …show more content…
Japan’s internationalization has often been regarded as distinctive but inward looking; throughout its history, Japan has often maintained cultural, political, and educational barriers against the outside world. This historical isolation of Japan from other countries may have negatively affected perceptions of international interaction among Japanese universities. Lack of alacrity to become involved in multinational interactions probably had a long-term effect on the development of international partnerships with Japanese universities. International partnership development is a new, not-so-easy challenge for Japanese universities; however, it can be an effective tool to generate real multinational interactions among Japanese universities and open them up to the rest of the