2012
DOI: 10.1108/09513541211213345
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Leveraging higher education consortia for institutional advancement

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“…The greater challenge, however, remains in that embedding SP requires significant organizational changes to be enacted within and outside the university's boundaries. Indeed, as Walker and Phillips (2006) posit, sustainable procurement is challenging mostly because of the amount of change required outside the boundaries of the organization; to the supply chain, policymakers and partners (such as purchasing consortia (Burley et al 2012)). Our research demonstrates that…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The greater challenge, however, remains in that embedding SP requires significant organizational changes to be enacted within and outside the university's boundaries. Indeed, as Walker and Phillips (2006) posit, sustainable procurement is challenging mostly because of the amount of change required outside the boundaries of the organization; to the supply chain, policymakers and partners (such as purchasing consortia (Burley et al 2012)). Our research demonstrates that…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The governance of organizations (including educational institutions) has a societal orientation since organizations are living organs operating within a given environment. (Altrichter, 2010;Burley, Gnam, Newman, Straker and Babies, 2012;Cai and Mehari, 2015;de Haan, 2015;Hordern, 2013;Lokuwadage and Armstrong, 2015;Ntim, Soobaroyen and Broad, 2017; Vidovich and Currie, 2011). The main aim of governance in an organization is to harmonize processes and to ensure the effective coordination and monitoring of its management activities.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…711-732.Blinded for Review, Everything for sale? The marketisation of UK higher education, Society for Research into Higher Education, UK, Routledge Publications, LondonBurley, D., Gnam, C., Newman, R. Straker, H. and Babies, T. (2012), "Leveraging higher education consortia for institutional advancement", International Journal of EducationalManagement, Vol. 26, No 3, pp.274-283 Cai, Y. and Mehari, Y.…”
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“…as few more advantages of library consortium. Other scholars such as Okeagu and Okeagu (2008); Moghaddam and Talawar (2009) and Burley, Gnam, Newman, Straker, and Babies (2012) highlighted that the advantages of a library consortium includes a comprehensive collection, avoidance of duplication of non-core collection development among the participating libraries, reduction in the cost of information services, enhanced quality of services, facilitating the use of common library system, promotion of best practices, implementation of skill development programs of staff, information and resource sharing, expanding student and faculty opportunities, responding to environmental demands, promoting entrepreneurship for innovation and self sufficiency, increasing course and/ or program accessibility, highlighting opportunities for external effectiveness, improving program quality and facilitating problem solving.…”
Section: Library Consortiamentioning
confidence: 99%