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A Praxiography of the Transnationalization of the Stockholm School of Economics by John David Branch A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn 2017 Doctoral Committee: Professor Bonnie Beyer, Chair Associate Professor Paul Fossum Associate Professor Elif Izberk-Bilgin Acknowledgements A doctoral degree is often considered an individual endeavor. But no undertaking of this magnitude can be accomplished alone. I acknowledge, therefore, the support of the following people: • the members of my doctoral committee, Professor Bonnie Beyer, Associate Professor Paul Fossum, and Associate Professor Elif Izberk-Bilgin; • my many other instructors at the College of Education, Health, & Human Services at the University of Michigan-Dearborn; • my wife Christy, and my children Henry, Georgie, and Charlie; • Sera Bird; • my friends and colleagues at the Ross School of Business; • my friends and colleagues at SSE Riga; and • my new colleagues at the Stockholm School of Economics. !i Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. i List of Figures ....................................................................................................................... vi List of Tables ........................................................................................................................ vii Abstract .................................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 2 Overview....................................................................................................................... 3 The Internationalization of Higher Education .............................................................. 3 Transnational Higher Education ................................................................................... 9 The Rationales of Transnational Higher Education .................................................... 12 Marketization .................................................................................................... 14 Neo-Liberalism .................................................................................................. 17 Globalization ..................................................................................................... 21 The Significance of Transnational Higher Education ................................................. 24 The Stakeholders of Transnational Higher Education ................................................ 27 An Emerging Transnational Higher Education Literature .......................................... 32 The Research .............................................................................................................. 38 The Dissertation .......................................................................................................... 41 !ii Summary ..................................................................................................................... 42 Chapter 2. Literature Review ............................................................................................... 43 Overview..................................................................................................................... 43 The Transnational Higher Education Literature ......................................................... 43 Definitions and Types of Transnational Higher Education ............................... 46 Reports of Transnational Higher Education ...................................................... 59 Perspectives on Transnational Higher Education .............................................. 77 Guidelines for Transnational Higher Education ................................................ 87 Empirical Studies of Transnational Higher Education ...................................... 92 Critique of the Transnational Higher Education Literature ...................................... 104 Summary ................................................................................................................... 115 Chapter 3. Research Design ............................................................................................... 116 Overview ................................................................................................................... 116 Research Approach ................................................................................................... 116 Research Context and Research Site ........................................................................ 138 Sampling Procedures ................................................................................................ 142 Data Collection Procedures ...................................................................................... 144 Data Analysis Procedures ......................................................................................... 150 Verification Procedures ............................................................................................. 153 Summary ................................................................................................................... 156 !iii Chapter 4. Research Results ............................................................................................... 157 Overview................................................................................................................... 157 The Management Education Industry ....................................................................... 157 The Stockholm School of Economics....................................................................... 164 Individual Perspectives on the Transnationalization of the Stockholm School of Economics ....................................................................................................... 172 Anders L. ......................................................................................................... 173 Anders R. ......................................................................................................... 174 Anna ................................................................................................................ 176 Anne ................................................................................................................ 177 Britta ................................................................................................................ 178 Christopher ...................................................................................................... 178 D"ana ............................................................................................................... 182 Eva ................................................................................................................... 185 Katerina ........................................................................................................... 186 Lars .................................................................................................................. 188 Nellija .............................................................................................................. 189 Pär .................................................................................................................... 191 Raimonds ......................................................................................................... 193 Salam ............................................................................................................... 195 !iv The Transnationalization of the Stockholm School of Economics ........................... 196 Linder and Company ....................................................................................... 197 Preconditions for Takeoff ................................................................................ 205 Takeoff (and Flying) ........................................................................................ 210 Solo Flight ....................................................................................................... 217 Summary ................................................................................................................... 219 Chapter 5. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 220 Overview................................................................................................................... 220 Discussion ................................................................................................................. 220 Research Limitations ................................................................................................ 233 Directions for Future Research ................................................................................. 236 Closing Thoughts ...................................................................................................... 240 Summary ................................................................................................................... 241 References .......................................................................................................................... 242 Appendix 1. 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