scholarly journals Asymmetry in information acquisition—Exploring the principal–agent dyad of sport organizations and sport management higher education institutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Wohlfart ◽  
Sandy Adam ◽  
Gregor Hovemann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Generic Competencies ◽  
Crucial Information

AbstractThis study is based on a metaphorical contract in sport management, whereby sport organizations (the principal) engage sport management higher education institutions (the agent) in qualifying graduates according to industry demands. There is asymmetry in the contract due to the lack of incentives for the principal to provide specific information and the agent’s ignorance about this information. A third party can acquire crucial information that sport management higher education institutions need to fulfil the contract. Based on a qualitative content analysis of 12 interviews with sport organization representatives, the study finds that sport management higher education institutions need to focus on either developing generic competencies or credibly signalling the value of sport management-specific competencies in their curriculum in order to efficiently fulfil the contract.

Integration and Development of Generic Competencies into Malaysian Higher Education Context: Review of the Literature

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnaz Fahimirad ◽  
Sedigheh Shakib Kotamjani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Generic Competencies ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Review Study

The current review study has presented the challenges of developing and implementing generic competencies in the context of higher education institutions in general and Malaysian higher education in particular. The results of the study revealed that institutional support and commitments should be assigned to increase the awareness of generic competencies and give more value to these skills to affect teachers’ and students’ perception. Furthermore, implementing generic competencies efficiently need enthusiasm and self-motivation of both teachers and learners. However, due to lack of time teachers maintained that they fail to teach generic competencies to cover the course subjects at universities.<br>

scholarly journals Excellent prospects for beautiful minds: marketing international education

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 582-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Vuori
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how Finnish higher education institutions communicate market differentiation on the admissions webpages of their international business and technology programmes when attempting to appeal to prospective students and distinguish themselves from other institutions. Design/methodology/approach – The sample included admissions webpages of 68 bachelor’s and master’s programmes representing both Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences. The analysis method was a qualitative content analysis. Findings – The international programmes heavily accentuated their labour market relevance in their advertising and generated strong claims regarding the future career prospects of the graduates. In addition, the programmes emphasised their pedagogical methods and international atmosphere. References to non-academic life were not observed. Research limitations/implications – The analysis was only based on text and included two study fields. Practical implications – The results of this study can be used by marketers to critically examine their own marketing differentiation efforts and promises made to students. Social implications – Finnish business and technology programmes send an unequivocal marketing message that education has an instrumental value and students are considered consumers of education. Originality/value – This study is the first comprehensive study of the marketing communication practices of international higher education programmes in Finland. Moreover, this study contributes to the study of global international market mechanisms and research on marketing communication practised by higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Employers’ Perceptions of Business and Economics Graduates’ Competencies in Croatia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Štambuk ◽  
Goran Karanović ◽  
Alen Host
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Grid Data ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Generic Competencies ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

AbstractBackground: The issue of graduates’ competencies is not a new one, but was brought back into the spotlight after the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis and the ensuing disturbances in the labour market. These disturbances were manifested through an increased unemployment rate, with a significant share of highly educated people.Objectives: This paper provides an insight into employers’ assessment of the importance and sufficiency of the competencies acquired by business and economics university bachelor graduates in Croatia.Methods/Approach: The methodology applied in this research includes the importance-performance analysis (IPA) that provides a two-dimensional importance-satisfaction grid. Data for the IPA analysis were collected by the structured questionnaire.Results: Results indicated that employers are satisfied with specific competencies (business and economic) and that the emphasis of business and economics higher education institutions (HEI) should be placed on generic competencies.Conclusions: Findings imply that mobility of highly educated people could be caused by the level and quality of specific competencies of bachelors with a degree from Croatian economics higher education institutions. Additionally, the conclusion of the conducted study indicates a need for implementation of student-oriented teaching methods, the introduction of obligatory internship, and introduction of courses oriented towards the development of generic competencies.

Catalysts and rationales for reporting staff sexual misconduct to UK higher education institutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bull
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Sexual Misconduct ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Over Time

The majority of research on reporting of sexual violence and harassment has focused on reasons why women don’t report their experiences rather than examining why they do. This article takes this discussion into the higher education setting, drawing on interviews with 16 students and early career researchers in the UK who considered or attempted to report staff sexual misconduct to their institution and analysing their motivations for doing so. The motivations are broken down into two aspects: the immediate catalysts that triggered the report or disclosure, and the deeper rationales for why interviewees made this decision. Separating catalysts and rationales for reporting in this way allows different levels of decision-making over time to become clearer. Interviewees’ catalysts for reporting included leaving their institution, needing an extension on an assignment, protecting their own physical safety, or being validated by a third party. By contrast, the main rationale that interviewees gave for trying to report staff sexual misconduct was to prevent other women being targeted. Further rationales identified were fighting injustice and reporting for academic or career-related reasons. Higher education institutions’ policies and practices in this area need to take into account these different levels of decision-making around disclosure and reporting.<br /><br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>There is much less research examining the reasons why victim-survivors do not report sexual violence and harassment than the reasons why they do report.</li><br /><li>In this study of students and staff who reported staff sexual misconduct to their university, the main rationale that interviewees gave for trying to report was to prevent other women being targeted.</li><br /><li>The article argues that separating catalysts for reporting from rationales makes visible different levels of decision-making over time.</li></ul>

scholarly journals Aligning competence-oriented qualifications in sport management higher education with industry requirements: An importance–performance analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222110162
Author(s):  
Olivia Wohlfart ◽  
Sandy Adam ◽  
Gregor Hovemann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Generic Competencies ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Management Students

This article examines the fit (or lack thereof) between the competencies needed by the sport industry and the proficiency of sport management students. The authors apply importance–performance analysis as a strategic management tool to analyze the results of two competence-oriented datasets in a German context. They find that students’ self-identified proficiency is lower than the importance attributed to proficiency by industry experts. The authors critically discuss the absence of differences between the perceived performance of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students and provide strategic recommendations for sport management higher education. The article highlights the development and communication of generic competencies as a unique selling proposition and reflect on the need to improve subject-specific competencies to further professionalize the field of sport management. Based on these results, a critical reflection of curriculum design in sport management higher education is needed.

Internationalization of the Sport Management Labor Market and Curriculum Perspectives: Insights From Germany, Norway, and Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
Olivia Wohlfart ◽  
Sandy Adam ◽  
Jorge García-Unanue ◽  
Gregor Hovemann ◽  
Berit Skirstad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Curriculum Changes ◽  
Generic Competencies ◽  
Intercultural Skills ◽  
International Sport ◽  
Language Competencies

This study applies “Europeanness” to the analysis of internationalization in the sport management labor market and which changes this trend necessitates for sport management curricula. The authors employed an analysis of 30 semistructured interviews with key informants from Germany, Norway, and Spain. The results reveal various effects of internationalization on the sport sector and highlight the richness and diversity in the three countries. Sport management graduates need to possess a diverse set of competencies for successfully starting their careers. In addition to subject-specific knowledge, generic competencies such as the ability to work in a team, being able to communicate in diverse languages, and having intercultural skills are important. The article discusses knowledge of international sport organizations, their governance, global trends, and intercultural and language competencies, as well as international sport event management as identified themes and proposes specific curriculum changes to promote educational outcomes of sport management programs.

Comprehensive sustainability reporting in higher education institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Sepasi ◽  
Udo Braendle ◽  
Amir Hossein Rahdari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
The Future

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the comprehensiveness of sustainability reporting in higher education institutions.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts a university sustainability rating framework and uses it to evaluate the comprehensiveness of sustainability reporting in higher education institutions.FindingsThe results of the study demonstrate that notwithstanding growing concerns over sustainability issues; higher education institutions have been slow to adopt sustainability reporting practices including publishing consistent and periodic reports, receiving third-party assurance and integrating sustainability reporting into university’s sustainability management systems.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of the study suggest that the quality of sustainability reporting varies quite significantly, and important dimensions such as education and outreach programs are ill-treated in universities’ sustainability reports. The quality presents a tremendous challenge for sustainability reporting as more organizations are joining the sustainability reporting process, the quality would become a differentiator and competitive advantage, the study concludes. Two main limitations were identified. First, the number of reports examined were limited and are not representative of all higher education institutions. Second, data from other sources, like websites, were not factored in the analysis, as the study focuses on evaluating the comprehensiveness of sustainability reporting in higher education institutions.Practical implicationsThe results provide useful insights into comprehensiveness (one aspect of quality of sustainability reporting) in higher education institutions and help to better navigate the future trends in sustainability reporting practices of universities.Originality/valueSustainability reporting is well established in the corporate environment; however, the extent to which it has been adopted and its quality in universities remains relatively unexamined. The study attempts to fill the research gap in the quality of sustainability reporting (comprehensiveness) in higher education institutions to better navigate the future trends in sustainability reporting practices of universities.

Classification of higher education institutions: qualitative content analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-99
Author(s):  
Liāna Supe ◽  
Ingūna Jurgelāne-Kaldava
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Carnegie Classification

Aim – to identify criterions and parameters for classification of higher education institutions, using research method – qualitative content analysis. The following tasks are defined for reaching the aim: to conduct qualitative content analysis and define categories and their frequency; to describe and analyse defined categories; to compare different classifications of higher education institutions; to summarize the analysis results and draw conclusions. Research methodology – overview of literature and qualitative content analysis. Findings – qualitative content analysis helps to structure the information gathered, to select the relevant and applicable, and leads to the development of new categories; higher education institutions are classified in many ways, using different criterions and parameters; classifications made by individual researchers are available, as well as universally known and applied classifications of higher education institutions such as Carnegie Classification and European classification of higher education institutions. Research limitations – the classification of higher education institutions is analysed only from Europe and the United States of America.

Integration and Development of Generic Competencies into Malaysian Higher Education Context: Review of the Literature

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnaz Fahimirad ◽  
Pradeep Kumar Nair ◽  
Sedigheh Shakib Kotamjani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Generic Competencies ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Review Study

The current review study has presented the challenges of developing and implementing generic competencies in the context of higher education institutions in general and Malaysian higher education in particular. The results of the study revealed that institutional support and commitments should be assigned to increase the awareness of generic competencies and give more value to these skills to affect teachers’ and students’ perception. Furthermore, implementing generic competencies efficiently need enthusiasm and self-motivation of both teachers and learners. However, due to lack of time teachers maintained that they fail to teach generic competencies to cover the course subjects at universities.<br>

scholarly journals eLearning for Tourism During COVID-19 - Learning from Students’ Perspectives. A Pilot Study

2022 ◽  
pp. 443-454
Author(s):  
Lea Hasenzahl ◽  
Soha Ghezili ◽  
Lorenzo Cantoni
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
The Times

AbstractThis paper shows a first analysis of the experiences and challenges of studying tourism during the times of the COVID-19 pandemic. 14 tourism students from two higher education institutions in Europe participated in three focus group discussions. One generation of these students started their education in presence and had to shift online with the start of the pandemic, while the other generation started their education knowing that lessons would be mainly online. Authors used qualitative content analysis to analyze the participants’ statements. As a result of the analysis, several themes emerged, and students contextualized eLearning as an education method for a future without COVID-19.

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