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Entrepreneurialism in Higher Education: A Comparison of University Governance Changes in Hong Kong and Singapore

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The Search for New Governance of Higher Education in Asia

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Entrepreneurial culture or entrepreneurialism has become a driving philosophy of higher education governance across the world. This entrepreneurialism is characterized by commercialization of teaching and research and introduction of quality assurance system in the higher education subsector. “Pursuit of excellence” and “quality education” are the themes on which these are based. Such a business-style management leads to a debate on the core values of university. What is the chief goal of the university? Does the market-model/corporate-style university serve this goal? What kind of university does the society want? These questions are essential in the discussion on changing university governance.

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William, YW.L. (2010). Entrepreneurialism in Higher Education: A Comparison of University Governance Changes in Hong Kong and Singapore. In: Ka-Ho, M. (eds) The Search for New Governance of Higher Education in Asia. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230111554_7

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