Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education [[electronic resource] ] : International Practice and Emerging Opportunities / / edited by Adrian Curaj, Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Eva Egron-Polak

• Record Nr.: UNISA996200351303316
• Autore: Curaj Adrian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, : Springer Nature, 2015; Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• ISBN: 3-319-13135-4
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2015.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages) : 28 illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 378
• Soggetti: Higher education; Educational policy; Education and state; International education ; Comparative education; Higher Education; Educational Policy and Politics; International and Comparative Education
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Mergers and Alliances in Context. Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper -- Part I Mergers and Alliances from the Perspective of National. Higher Education Systems -- Mergers and Alliances in France: Incentives, Success Factors and Obstacles. Andrée Sursock -- Mergers and Classifications in Romania: Opportunities and Obstacles. Liviu Andreescu, Radu Georghiu, Alina Irimia, Adrian Curaj -- Collaboration Between Universities in Sweden. Daniel Ljungberg, Maureen McKelvey -- Reorganising the Welsh University System. Philip Gummett -- Institutional Mergers in Ireland. Siobhán Harkin, Ellen Hazelkorn -- Institutional Mergers in Chinese Higher Education. Rui Yang -- Institutional Culture of Mergers and Alliances in South Africa. Martin Hall -- Institutional Combinations and the Creation of a New Higher Education Institutional Landscape in post-1994 South Africa. Saleem ; Badat -- Part II Mergers and Alliances at the Institutional. Level - Experiences and Lessons -- Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester – an update. Luke Georghiou -- The Experience with Creating University of Lorraine by Merging four Former Universities. Jean-Pierre Finance, Hervé Coilland, Pierre Mutzenhardt -- Strategic Aggregation of Universities in Spain: The Spanish Program International Campus of Excellence and the Experience of the Technical University of Madrid. Luis Delgado, Gonzalo León -- The Process of Merging Romanian Universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - North University of Baia Mare. Radu Munteanu, Dan Călin Peter -- The Experience of University of Western Sydney, Australia. Rhonda Hawkins -- About the Editors -- About the Authors.
• Sommario/riassunto: Higher education in Europe and beyond faces a series of major challenges. The economic crisis has accelerated expectations of an increased role in addressing economic and societal challenges while, at the same time, putting pressure on available finances. Broader trends such as shifting student demographics and expectations, globalisation and mobility and new ways of working with business have contributed to these increased pressures. In the light of these trends there have been moves, both from national or regional agencies and from individual institutions to respond by combining resources, either through collaborative arrangements or more fundamentally through mergers between two or more universities. This volume seeks to draw upon recent and past experiences of mergers and associations short of a merger and to approach the subject both from a systemic level and from the perspective of individual institutions. Inevitably the two levels are interlinked but broadly speaking this distinction is used to separate Part 1, dealing with perspectives at the level of a nation and national system, although often illustrated by examples which extend the range of cases (for countries such as France, Sweden, Romania, Wales, China, South Africa), and Part 2, which takes us down to individual case-studies analysed in depth (in countries such as France, UK, Romania, Spain, Australia). These experiences of course also show responses to wider forces and initiatives but allow a more detailed insight into the specific rationales and the implementation issues involved in effecting a university merger. Within the sections the general flow is from large to medium to small European countries and then to non-European. The chapters of this volume tell stories and make contributions in their own right. An introductory chapter seeks to guide the reader by pointing out from the start some recurrent themes and tensions. In seeking to identify the phenomenon of university mergers, their causes and their consequences, a series of dichotomies are discussed: alliance vs merger; external vs internal motivation; education vs research; short-term vs long-term outcomes and assessment; and motivation and implementation.

The art of music publishing : an entrepreneurial guide to publishing and copyright for the music, film and media industries / / Helen Gammons

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791860603321
• Autore: Gammons Helen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston : , : Focal Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-138-45327-7; 1-136-11398-3; 1-282-97677-X; 9786612976773; 0-240-52236-2
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 780.23/73
• Soggetti: Music publishing; Music trade - Vocational guidance
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.; "First published 2011"--T. p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ch. 1. Turning music into a business -- ch. 2. Understanding copyright -- ch. 3. Managing rights : international framework and issues -- ch. 4. The role of the music publisher -- ch. 5. Income streams -- ch. 6. Introduction to contracts -- ch. 7. Synchronization -- ch. 8. Getting a publishing deal -- ch. 9. UK and international trade shows -- ch. 10. Networking : building a sustainable network -- ch. 11. The producer and the song -- ch. 12. Change in the digital space -- ch. 13. Purchasing a catalogue -- ch. 14. Business and strategic planning -- ch. 15. Corporate social responsibility in the twenty-first century : making the case for business responsibility in the creative industries.
• Sommario/riassunto: Do you want to pursue a career and succeed in the lucrative area of music publishing? The Art of Music Publishing provides real inspiration and a tangible hands on perspective to this exciting side of the high-risk, high-reward music business. Prepare yourself for a career in music publishing and understand this complex but profitable part of the music business. Author Gammons walks you through all you need ; to know * understanding the role of the publisher * copyright * managing rights * income streams * contracts*. Learn how, when and where income is generated in all the current areas of business as well as exploring the new industries offering new income streams and the business models that are developing. The supporting website includes video interviews and podcasts with music business legends. 'If there is anything that Helen Gammons doesn't know about music publishing, it's probably not worth knowing! If you want to take it to the next level in music publishing - read this book. I know I'll be referring to it often.' David 'Hawk' Wolinski Composer of "Aint No Body" (Rufus and Chaka Khan) and one of the most covered songs ever. "Whether you're already a music publisher or would like to be one, this book will give you a mass of useful information - fresh ideas, up-to-date legal opinions, video interviews with music biz legends, provocative thoughts about where the business is heading, and plenty of good anecdotes." From Simon Napier Bell Manager: The Yardbrids, George Michael and Wham, Marc Bolan. Japan.