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Conceptual Model Of Students Abroad’S Behaviour: Agent-Based Modeling Approach, Tutik Inayati, Utomo Sarjono Putro, Santi Novani, Ilham Fadhil Nurdayat Nov 2021

Conceptual Model Of Students Abroad’S Behaviour: Agent-Based Modeling Approach, Tutik Inayati, Utomo Sarjono Putro, Santi Novani, Ilham Fadhil Nurdayat

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript type: Original Papers Research Aims: To explore the behavioral process of international students on how they can change their decision to remain or return home based on their interactions with other agents during their studies. Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses an agent-based methodology approach to simulate the behavior of students based on their interactions while studying abroad. A combination of four parameters with three different scenarios and 40 repetitions in every scenario are conducted to verify the model; 81 simulations are determined to simulate this model. Research Findings: The number of natives interacting with students is proven as one single …


Explaining Loyalty In Higher Education: A Model And Comparative Analysis From The Policy Of Gratuity, A Case Applied To Chile, Maritza Katherine Galindo-Illanes, Juan Alejandro Gallegos-Mardones, Arturo Z. Vasquez-Parraga Sep 2021

Explaining Loyalty In Higher Education: A Model And Comparative Analysis From The Policy Of Gratuity, A Case Applied To Chile, Maritza Katherine Galindo-Illanes, Juan Alejandro Gallegos-Mardones, Arturo Z. Vasquez-Parraga

Marketing Faculty Publications and Presentations

Since the 1980s, numerous transformations in higher education were experienced in Latin America, and especially in Chile, a country that allowed private entities to enter the education systems and develop a market. The opportunity triggered an increase of coverage and competition to capture and retain students, followed by marketing strategies delivering student satisfaction and pursuing student loyalty. Moreover, since 2012, higher education institutions in Chile have been allowed to adopt a policy of gratuity, giving families the co-responsibility of dealing with the cost of education. So, some institutions adopted gratuity and continued receiving funds from the state, but others did …


Visual Representation Of Black Students And Its Effect On Enrollment At Predominantly White, Faith-Based Universities, Namon Pope Jul 2021

Visual Representation Of Black Students And Its Effect On Enrollment At Predominantly White, Faith-Based Universities, Namon Pope

McNair Scholars Research

As higher education institutions diversify their student body, they employ tactics specifically aimed at reaching prospective students from minority groups. This study examined marketing tactics used by universities through a content analysis of photographs posted to the Instagram accounts of three faith-based universities in the United States. Photographed individuals were classified into different ethnic groups to understand how frequently members of those groups were visually represented. A Pearson Correlation using data gathered from the content analysis and each university’s enrollment and retention data for Black students did not find statistical significance. Limitations of the study and future research are discussed.


The Status Of Women Leaders In Utah Higher Education: A 2021 Update, Nancy E. Hauck, Jessica C. Hill, April Townsend, Susan R. Madsen Apr 2021

The Status Of Women Leaders In Utah Higher Education: A 2021 Update, Nancy E. Hauck, Jessica C. Hill, April Townsend, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

In 2014, the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) released a research and policy brief titled, “The Status of Women Leaders in Utah Education,” and in 2017 an update brief was published. These reports focused on the status of women’s leadership in both K–12 and postsecondary education across the state of Utah. This brief provides an update for 2021, focused only on the higher education portion of the previous briefs. The purpose of this brief is to determine what, if any, progress has been made in women’s leadership within Utah’s higher education sector, including public and the two largest private …