From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?

The main hypothesis examined in this study is that the success of export recruitment strategies of universities is partly determined by their export readiness, defined as a function of market orientation. This article seeks to fulfil both a research and a practitioner gap in the export of education...

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Main Author: Naidoo, Vik
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications, Inc 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45298
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description The main hypothesis examined in this study is that the success of export recruitment strategies of universities is partly determined by their export readiness, defined as a function of market orientation. This article seeks to fulfil both a research and a practitioner gap in the export of education field. There currently exists a lack of research and discussion concerning the business aspects of export education. Suspicion of the commercial aspects of what is essentially a public good is suggested as a possible reason for this absence of research. With the commercialisation of education growing at the phenomenal rate that it currently is, it is largely time that this research gap be addressed. This study provides an important contribution by examining the export readiness of universities, in particular pre-export market orientation, and its impact on subsequent export recruitment performance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-452982017-09-13T14:22:15Z From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students? Naidoo, Vik The main hypothesis examined in this study is that the success of export recruitment strategies of universities is partly determined by their export readiness, defined as a function of market orientation. This article seeks to fulfil both a research and a practitioner gap in the export of education field. There currently exists a lack of research and discussion concerning the business aspects of export education. Suspicion of the commercial aspects of what is essentially a public good is suggested as a possible reason for this absence of research. With the commercialisation of education growing at the phenomenal rate that it currently is, it is largely time that this research gap be addressed. This study provides an important contribution by examining the export readiness of universities, in particular pre-export market orientation, and its impact on subsequent export recruitment performance. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45298 10.1177/1028315308327953 Sage Publications, Inc restricted
spellingShingle Naidoo, Vik
From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?
title From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?
title_full From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?
title_fullStr From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?
title_full_unstemmed From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?
title_short From ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?
title_sort from ivory towers to international business: are universities export ready in their recruitment of international students?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45298