| Summary: | 博士 === 國立臺南大學 === 教育學系教育經營與管理碩博士班 === 105 === In Taiwan, internationalization has become an important part in higher education. Internationalization is closely linked not only to university competitiveness but also national competitiveness. This study examines internationalization strategies of the business school and its role in promoting the internationalization in its university. It aims to explore the relationship between the nature of discipline and internationalization strategies, the relevance of internationalization context of business school and internationalization strategies, as well as any concrete effect on the internationalization of university. Two case of business schools with AACSB accredited were chosen in this study. The interview and document analysis were adopted as the main data collection. Ten teachers from Case A and 12 teachers from Case B, part of them with senior administration role in its university, were interviewed. The major findings of this study are summarized as follows:
First, Because of Catholicism, Case A owns a favorable condition for internationalization. Internationalization strategies of Case A include cooperation with Catholic university, ranking of business school, ranking of international program MGEM, and profit making for continuous internationalization. These make it play the representative and important role to promote the internationalization in its own university.
Second, Case B in a University that has stressed international academic performance tradition since it was founded. This becomes favorable condition for Case B’s internationalization. Internationalization strategies of B business school include academic cooperation, ranking of business school, ranking of EMBA program, recruiting international students and encouraging students for exchange and going abroad. These make Case B play the representative role of internationalization in B University, and have the impact of internationalization on campus.
Third, it is found that with the strong international connection of the nature of discipline, internationalization strategies of these two business schools are similar in the international mobility of students, ranking and certification of international curriculum. Thus, the nature of discipline becomes a favorable condition for business colleges to internationalize.
Fourth, before the university promoted internationalization, Case A has already actively used the university context of Catholic organizations, and responsibility system of the colleges. For Case B, it actively used international academic performance tradition. Both of them have established a joint degree agreement and academic cooperation.
Fifth, due to differences in when Case A owns the networks of Catholic universities and Case B owns international academic relationship, their roles in promoting internationalization differ. Case A presents explicitly as the influential role. Compared to Case A, Case B plays as an excellent performer instead of being influential one in its university.
Based on the findings and discussions, conclusions as follows are drawn:
First, from the literature and the findings of this study, with the strong international connection shown in the nature of discipline, the international strategies adopted by business schools are similar.
Second, due to college and institutional contexts and conditions, such as networks of international organizations, and international academic relationship of the college and the university, internationalization strategies adopted by business schools differ.
Third, being expected to play the influential role in promoting the internationalization of university, business schools must make good use of the network of international organization.
Based on the results, the main argument of this study is that the nature of discipline with international activities has led business schools to have similar international strategies, and which is an advantage of internationalization. If a business school can utilize its college’s and university’s international organizations, internationalization strategies of university may rely on the experiences of business school, motivating other colleges to learn and imitate. If a business school uses academic contexts, the internationalization of university would be driven by the differences in the academic fields and academic status. Learning and imitation would be implicit.
Finally, recommendations for business schools, universities, and future research, are proposed.
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