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The aim of this chapter is to outline the theoretical framework applied in an international comparative research project on the relationship between governmental policies and organisational adaptation in higher education (referred to as HEINE-project), and to position the overall research question of the project in a more general theoretical landscape.
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Maassen, P., Gornitzka, Å. (1999). Integrating two theoretical perspectives on organisational adaptation. In: Jongbloed, B., Maassen, P., Neave, G. (eds) From the Eye of the Storm. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9263-5_13
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