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The various changes in post-bureaucratic organising, which are moving towards network approaches, coupled with the managerial agenda of corporate governance, have redefined the roles of various internal and external stakeholders in the governance of higher education institutions (Leisyte and Dee, 2012).

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Leisyte, L., Westerheijden, D.F. (2014). Stakeholders and Quality Assurance in Higher Education. In: Eggins, H. (eds) Drivers and Barriers to Achieving Quality in Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-494-9_7

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