TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore why corporations are forming corporate education partnerships with universities and the role of corporate education programmes.Design/methodology/approach– The paper presents the findings from quantitative research involving 79 senior managers from North America, the UK, and Australia responsible for the management of their university‐corporate education partnerships.Findings– The research finds that the primary reason for establishing university‐corporate education partnerships is to provide a recognised university award programme to complement an organisation's in‐house education programmes. Also, by aligning with a university an organisation is able to add strength and credibility to its in‐house corporate education programmes.Originality/value– The research provides an insight into the growing role of university‐corporate education partnerships and helps to quantify some emerging aspects of these partnerships.
VL  - 47
IS  - 8
SN  - 0025-1747
DO  - 10.1108/00251740910984569
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740910984569
AU  - Ryan Lindsay
PY  - 2009
Y1  - 2009/01/01
TI  - Exploring the growing phenomenon of university‐corporate education partnerships
T2  - Management Decision
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1313
EP  - 1322
Y2  - 2024/05/06
ER  -