Competition and diversification in public and private higher education

The development of mass higher education and growing competition between higher education institutions has given increasing visibility to the issue of diversification. This article analyses the issue of programme diversification, using a panel of 181 Portuguese higher education institutions over the...

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Published inApplied economics Vol. 45; no. 35; pp. 4949 - 4958
Main Authors Teixeira, P., Rocha, V., Biscaia, R., Cardoso, M. F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 01.12.2013
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Comparative analysis
Competition
Diversification
Educational institutions
Higher education
Legal status
Organizational behavior
Portugal
public-private sectors
specialization
Studies
Portugal
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Summary:The development of mass higher education and growing competition between higher education institutions has given increasing visibility to the issue of diversification. This article analyses the issue of programme diversification, using a panel of 181 Portuguese higher education institutions over the period 1995 to 2007, by comparing the behaviour of public and private institutions. The results show that the legal status of institutions is the major determinant of programme diversification, as private institutions are far more specialized than their public counterparts. The study also evaluates the role of other institutional variables, such as the institution's size, age, location, institutional mission and research intensity, to explain differences in the diversification behaviour of higher education institutions. The results provide important insights, as competition has been thought to improve the performance of higher education institutions.
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ISSN:0003-6846
1466-4283
DOI:10.1080/00036846.2013.808310