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Interesariusze zewnętrzni w misjach i strategiach rozwoju polskich uczelni
External stakeholders in Polish higher education

Author(s): Agnieszka Piotrowska-Piątek
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
Published by: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych
Keywords: content analysis; external stakeholder; higher education institution; stakeholder theory; management

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses interplay between institutions in higher education (HEIs) and the socio-economic environment. Analysis of the formal and legal conditions and changes in the HEI environment shows that cooperation is becoming an increasingly important dimension in management. In this paper, a tendency in the institutionalisation of these relations and the effects of a new mechanism for distribution of benefits on their shaping was observed, and which was characteristic of the stakeholder theory presented. The empirical section investigates the regional perspective for missions and development strategies of HEIs in the presence of certain categories of external stakeholders. The study showed that HEIs most frequently addressed cooperation with representatives of business and public authorities. HEIs recognised these two types of entity as external stakeholders in the region. It was also found that type of HEI influenced its orientation to cooperation. State higher schools of vocational education were the most friendly towards cooperation with regional stakeholders.

  • Issue Year: 136/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 129-141
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish