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Co-opetition Among University Teachers : A qualitative study of how university teachers compete and collaborate, in the context of Umeå university - Sweden

Co-opetition could be defined as an interplay between cooperation and competition, which operates within different contexts and levels. However, it’s been very popular in inter-firm and intra-firm level. Pursuing the interplay of such contradicting concepts at individual-level is challenging, yet highly essential.  This study explores the dynamics of co-opetition-simultaneous cooperation and competition among university teachers, identifying key drivers, inherent tensions and resultant outcomes. This study has conducted as a qualitative study, interviewing faculty members and analyzing their insights to answer which collaborative activities and competitive activities they engage in. The study delineates to understand how teacher’scollaborative and competitive activities contribute to improve their professional development, student engagement and ultimately, the university education.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-226343
Date January 2024
CreatorsWickramasinghe, W Arachchige Dona Sadathana Nuwangi
PublisherUmeå universitet, Företagsekonomi
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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