Assessing the legitimacy of HEIs’ contributions to society

Claudia Urdari, Teodora Viorica Farcas and Adriana Tiron-Tudor
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Adriana Tiron Tudor

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 2017, vol. 8, issue 2, 191-215

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to inquire about the types of measurements used by international university rankings and their connection to the higher education institutions’ (HEIs) third mission activities, namely, the contribution to society. Design/methodology/approach - The paper is based on a review of literature and content analysis of nine international rankings. Findings - This empirical study corroborates that rankings focus on teaching and research activities but rarely measure the HEIs’ connection to practice. Originality/value - As the measurements used by international university rankings are claimed to have a huge impact on the structuring of the academic environment, this paper shows that international rankings fail to measure the HEIs’ success in developing third mission activities.

Keywords: Higher education institutions; Performance measurements; International rankings; Third mission activities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1108/SAMPJ-12-2015-0108

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