Internationalization of Online Professional Communities: An Empirical Investigation of AIS-ISWorld

Supporting Better Communication in Academic Communities of Practice: An Empirical Study of AIS/ISWORLD

Technology Enhanced Internationalization in Higher Education, Non-Traditional Indicators

This paper describes an alternative view of the internationalization process in higher education by comparing the traditional and non-traditional indicators on how the level of internationalization is measured; additionally, barriers that exist on both sides are reviewed and discussed. As higher education institutions are very accustomed to and focused on the number of international students, i...

Do blended virtual learning communities enhance teachers' professional development more than purely virtual ones? A large scale empirical comparison

• Analysis of 26 online communities (OLCs) for professional development of 1492 teachers • ‘Average’ teacher improves at least somewhat teaching skills & school subject knowledge • Room for improvement of communities; some communities function better than others • Communities with high embeddedness in offline social networks provide more benefits • Complete integration online & offline relation...

“Professional Learning Communities (PLC): An Effective Strategy to Improve Teachers’ Self-Efficacy”

Nowadays almost all schools fail to develop a process in line with supporting the professional development of teachers. Professional learning communities intend to formulate a framework and process for teachers’ continuous learning and professional development. The present research aims to investigate the impact of Professional Learning Communities (PLC) on the teachers’ self-efficacy. This res...

HR Manager Roles in the Context of Globalizing MNC Environment; Empirical Study

With the increasing globalization, more integrated markets, growing number of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in India and dearth of studies in the area of internationalization and Human Resource (HRR) roles posed a line of enquiry into this aspect as the study is intended to explore the role of HR managers with the degree of internationalization in Indian MNCs. The roles of HR Professionals ...