This paper complements and extends the literature analysing the relationship of global rankings on universities' strategies, missions, structures, and functions. Specifically, it examines the extent to which global rankings have influenced development strategies of one Chilean university through administrator's perception and changes in the strategic planning. Interview and documentary data were collected at two points in time (2014 and 2017), mainly through semi-structured interviews with 18 university administrators and college deans. Findings suggest a relationship between the university's ranking position and its perception of academic excellence. However, rankings have effects that are not only perceptual. High ranking positions increase global visibility, promote international partnerships and collaborations that benefit academic staff. At the same time, the university finds itself increasingly bound by the current global standards on academic search, appointment, promotion, and evaluation. Findings suggest that universities are rarely passive recipients of the influence of rankings, they seek opportunities to leverage them to their strategic advantage, more when the ranking benefits their visibility.

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决策者视角下全球排名对战略规划的影响：以智利研究型大学为例

本文补充和扩展了分析全球排名与大学战略、使命、结构和功能的关系的文献。具体来说，它通过管理者的看法和战略规划的变化，考察了全球排名在多大程度上影响了智利一所大学的发展战略。在两个时间点（2014 年和 2017 年）收集采访和记录数据，主要是通过对 18 名大学管理人员和学院院长的半结构化采访。调查结果表明大学的排名位置与其对学术卓越的看法之间存在关系。然而，排名的影响不仅仅是感知上的。高级职位提高了全球知名度，促进有利于学术人员的国际伙伴关系和合作。与此同时，大学发现自己越来越受当前全球学术搜索、任命、晋升和评估标准的约束。调查结果表明，大学很少被动地接受排名的影响，他们寻求机会利用排名来发挥自己的战略优势，尤其是当排名有利于他们的知名度时。