Do university rankings and accreditation really matter? Manufacturing 'legitimacy' in Singapore's higher education sector

McKiernan, Peter and Waring, Peter (2015) Do university rankings and accreditation really matter? Manufacturing 'legitimacy' in Singapore's higher education sector. In: 2016 EFMD Higher Education Research Conference, 2016-10-10 - 2016-10-11.

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we examine the concept of ‘legitimacy’ in higher education in the context of the city-state of Singapore. We find that ‘legitimacy’ enhancing devices like rankings and accreditation are not necessary precursors for market success, reputation building or the provision of a quality education. This result is a direct challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy.

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    McKiernan, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0205-9124 and Waring, Peter;
    • Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
      ID code:64400
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      10 October 2015
      Published
      Keywords:higher education, rankings, accreditation, reputations, Special aspects of education, Management Science and Operations Research, Education
      Subjects:Education > Special aspects of education
      Department:Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:11 Jun 2018 13:15
      Last modified:29 Apr 2021 00:13
      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/64400
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