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What Is Internationalization?

In: The Internationalization of Higher Education and Business Schools

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  • Gabriel Hawawini

    (INSEAD
    INSEAD)

Abstract

I review the standard definition of internationalization and show that it is restrictive because it emphasizes the inward-looking aspects of the process, ignoring its outward-looking dimensions. I argue that the outward-looking dimensions are essential and provide an alternative definition that captures them. I then examine the international rankingsInternational rankings of universities and business schoolsBusiness schools to illustrate the limitation of the standard inward-looking definition and conclude by calling for the development of outward-looking indicators and the establishment of a new international rankingRanking comprehensive and international methodology. Based on the evidence from current rankings, I state two principles: ‘The De Novo Internationalization PrincipleDe novo internationalization principle ’ according to which it is easier to build a truly global institution from scratch than transforming an existing institution into a global one, and ‘The Top-Down Internationalization Principle’ according to which internationalization is more likely to succeed if it is an institution-wide process rather than a collection of uncoordinated initiatives at the level of courses and programs.

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  • Gabriel Hawawini, 2016. "What Is Internationalization?," SpringerBriefs in Business, in: The Internationalization of Higher Education and Business Schools, chapter 0, pages 3-16, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbrcp:978-981-10-1757-5_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1757-5_2
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