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Evaluation of the national higher education system’s competitiveness: Theoretical model

Marija Stonkiene (Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania)
Renata Matkeviciene (Faculty of Communication, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania)
Erika Vaiginiene (Research Institute for Changes, Vilnius, Lithuania)

Competitiveness Review

ISSN: 1059-5422

Article publication date: 21 March 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a model for the analysis of the competitiveness of the higher education system based on the application of M. E. Porter’s diamond model for researching the competitiveness of the national higher education system.

Design/methodology/approach

For the research that is presented in the paper, several methods of theoretical research were used: induction, deduction and comparison.

Findings

Application of the selected model provided factors for assessment of the performance of higher education institutions and their performance, as well as the ability of higher education institutions to monitor the environment and, depending on the changes in the environment, to introduce internal changes.

Originality/value

The paper proposes a model for examining of the factors of competitiveness in the higher education system.

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Citation

Stonkiene, M., Matkeviciene, R. and Vaiginiene, E. (2016), "Evaluation of the national higher education system’s competitiveness: Theoretical model", Competitiveness Review, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 116-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-06-2015-0055

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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