TRANSFORMATION VARIABLES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Authors

  • Yasni Nurul Huda Mohd Yassin Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Thahira Bibi TKM Thangal Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia
  • Mohd Sharial Bungsu Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
  • Mohd Hassan Mohd Osman School of Graduate Studies, UNITAR International University, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Akmal Aini Othman Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
  • Azianti Ismail Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i12.4008

Keywords:

transformation, higher learning/education institution, systematic review

Abstract

The higher education sector faced increasingly tense to transform due to the digitization that reshapes the world in the 21st century to strengthen and improve the teaching and learning environment. The present critical success factors driven by global-profit-making reform institutions are affected by both external and internal issues. This systematic article review expounds on the instrumental transformation variables that influence higher education institutions globally. The exploration of these variables is not a new phenomenon in this research field and has long gained numerous scholars' attention. However, most of these past inquiries overlooked the effects of cultural and contextual components, where the higher education landscape perspectives are often underrepresented. Hence, this study aims to fill this gap by critically reviewing a considerable amount of past studies on the changes in Asian educational institutions. The Systematic Review approach was adopted for data analysis, accessing main journal databases and search engines through Elsevier, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Scopus, Emerald and EBSCO. The search efforts resulted in a corpus of 33 articles were reviewed. As a result of the thematic analyses, eight main themes were formulated namely, Globalization, Income Generation and Financial Implication, Institutional Policies, Knowledge Management, Learning Innovation, Governance in Institutional Restructuring, Synergy, and Leadership as dominant variables for the higher education sector. Several recommendations were also presented for the reference of relevant parties and future scholars. 

 

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Author Biographies

  • Yasni Nurul Huda Mohd Yassin, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
    Yasni Nurul Huda Mohd Yassin has more than 20 years of experience in academic matters, administration and management with a corporate background. Her research interest involves leadership, lean management, sustainability, and change management theories.
  • Thahira Bibi TKM Thangal, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia
    Thahira Bibi TKM Thangal is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Business Management UiTM Johor has 13 years of teaching experience with a legit industrial background. Her research interests include Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurial Behavior, Women Empowerment and Marketing.
  • Mohd Sharial Bungsu, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
    Mohd Sharial Bungsu has the experience of teaching at the university for 2 years and with experiences as researcher in many departments. His research interests include sociology of governance, nationhood studies, ethnic relations, social cohesion and unity and qualitative studies.
  • Mohd Hassan Mohd Osman, School of Graduate Studies, UNITAR International University, Selangor, Malaysia
    Mohd Hassan is a Professor and currently is the Dean of Graduate Studies UNITAR International University with more than 30 years of teaching experience. He was the former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International) at UMK and Dean of International Business School UTM for several years.
  • Akmal Aini Othman, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
    Akmal Aini is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management & Marketing, Faculty of Business Management UiTM Johor with more than 10 years of teaching experience. Her research interests are in the areas of Supply Chain Management, Construction Procurement, Relationship Marketing and Channel Management.
  • Azianti Ismail, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia
    Azianti Ismail is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering UiTM Johor with more than 10 years of teaching experience. Her research interests favor towards diverse areas of research in Outcome Based Education, Design for Reliability, Lean Manufacturing System and DOE.

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