Success Factors in a Comprehensive International Partnership: Lessons Learned from a Case Study of an Indo-American Collaboration

Abstract

This article thoroughly examines a specific case of a partnership between educational institutions in India and the United States with the help of in-depth interviews of key stakeholders in the program. The article outlines factors that are necessary ingredients for a collaborative program to succeed. The factors are classified as external, internal, financial, and intangible. The findings of the article can be used by administrators and faculty in the two countries as a road map while starting or growing a partnership. The paper also outlines the constraints and threats for a partnership such as this. Finally, there are suggestions for future research that can enhance the body of literature in this area. This research is of particular importance since both India and the United States are significant higher-education hubs and are the sources of a high level of educational partnership activity.

Crossvergence in International Management Education: Acquisition of Skills and Career Outcomes

“…Known as “transnational education” (Ahmad & Buchanan, 2016; Wilkins et al, 2012), it is one of the major trends in international postsecondary education. Overseas B-schools that have been prominent in India come from the US, UK, and Australia (Bharadwaj & Ravishankar, 2015) while the scope of the partnerships between these universities have become more deliberate and comprehensive (Strittmatter et al, 2013).…”