Issues of diversity in academia: through the eyes of ‘third-country’ faculty |
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| Authors: | Evangellos-Vagelis Dedoussis |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Business, American University in Dubai, P.O. Box 28282, Dubai, UAE |
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| Abstract: | Third-country faculty are faced with significant challenges interacting with university students who come from different socio-cultural
backgrounds and have different expectations regarding faculty’s role, behavior, and leadership style. This paper compares
diversity practices and action options that can facilitate or hinder the integration of third-country faculty across five
universities established in an equal number of countries. The proportion of third-country faculty in American universities
abroad is also used to provide a measure of diversity. Notwithstanding recent trends pointing to the internationalization
of higher education universities have yet to develop an appropriate institutional mentality along with supporting diversity
policies that would help them gain global efficiencies by hiring qualified international faculty. This may have serious implications
for organizational effectiveness with respect to resource acquisition and even the long-term survival of the organization.
The author is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Management and E-Business in the School of Business, the
American University in Dubai. |
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| Keywords: | Third-country faculty Faculty diversity Universities and diversity management |
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