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A Critical Appreciation of the Uses for Strategic Management Thinking, Systems and Techniques in British Universities
Author(s) -
Groves R.E.V.,
Pendlebury M.W.,
Stiles D.R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
financial accountability and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1468-0408
pISSN - 0267-4424
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0408.00040
Subject(s) - stakeholder , value (mathematics) , higher education , commission , strategic thinking , political science , strategic management , institutional change , public administration , business , public relations , management science , management , sociology , process management , strategic planning , economics , marketing , computer science , machine learning , law
The Dearing Commission’s examination of British higher education has given further impetus to the need for strategy making at an institutional level. Recent policy developments are examined as a background and rationale for the use of institutional strategy. Intrinsic difficulties are then considered in managing universities strategically. Several techniques and ideas are evaluated to help resolve such problems, before adapting Porter's generic strategies and value chain concepts and placing them within a stakeholder focus group framework. Critical conclusions are then drawn on current higher education policy and the consequent use of institutional strategy in a fast changing environment.