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International Environments and Practices of Higher Education

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International Environments and Practices of Higher Education

EDITED BY

ANDREA CAPUTO

University of Trento, Italy

University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

DEBORAH LOCK

Birmingham City University, United Kingdom

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DIEU HACK-POLAY

University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

Crandall University, Canada

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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About the Editors

Andrea Caputo is an Associate Professor (Reader) in Strategy & Entrepreneurship at University of Lincoln (UK) and at the University of Trento (Italy). He received his PhD in Management from the University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, School of Economics (Italy), and he is an Alumni of the INSEAD Advanced Valuation Programme. His main research expertise is related to negotiation, decision-making, entrepreneurship, and strategic management. He is the Editor of the book series Entrepreneurial Behaviour (Emerald), and Associate Editor of Management Decision and the Journal of Management & Organization. His research was published in over 100 contributions, including articles in highly ranked journals.

Deborah Lock is a Professor of Inclusivity & Innovation in Teaching, and Director of Birmingham City Business School, Birmingham (UK). She is an experienced Academic Leader with more than 20 years’ strategic level experience in higher education. As a career-hopper she has had numerous jobs (Bid Writer, Business Development Manager, Director of Enterprise, College Director of Education to name a few) through which she has developed a reputation for the successful delivery of education-related change management projects. She received her PhD from University College, London (UK) and specialises in identity studies, cross-cultural management and leadership

Dieu Hack-Polay is an Associate Professor in Organisational Studies at the Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln (UK) and at Crandall University (Canada). He worked for several years in various sectors including the voluntary sector and local government as a human resources and training practitioner prior to entering academia. He also has several years of experience as an academic. He worked for various institutions internationally. He completed his PhD in Sociology at the University of Surrey and his Doctorate in Education (EdD) in Leadership & Management at the University of Lincoln. His research focuses on migrant workers are expatriates. He has published several books and journal articles in leading international journals.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to deeply thank all the friends and colleagues who were involved in the production of this edited book. In particular, special thanks go to all contributing authors for being interested in participating in this ambitious project and for delivering such high quality manuscripts in a timely fashion. We would also like to explicitly thank all the reviewers who assisted us and took part in reviewing the manuscripts published in this book.