... and strategic planning tools. It highlights the value of aligning pedagogy with institutional strategy and stakeholder voice, even in resource-limited environments. Originality/value This paper contributes to educational leadership literature by offering a theoretically grounded, practice-led account...

... in strategic planning for market-driven academic programs, an area of intense discussion and focus in higher education today. Joshua Burgher can be contacted at: j.l.burgher@tilburguniversity.edu 08 03 2018 05 10 2018 04 11 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald...

... examples of best practices in the use of strategic planning tools. Originality/value The relevance and value of the paper is the following: for the first time, thorough attention has been paid to the accumulated potential of Russian universities, which has been formed over a long evolutionary path...

... approximately 50 per cent of Fortune 1,000 companies in North America and about 40 per cent in Europe were using a version of the BSC. Adopting an exploratory approach, this paper begins with a critical review of literature surrounding the use of the BSC for strategic planning in universities. It examines...

... the internationalisation of universities and to assist with the strategic planning of interationalisation. Design/methodology/approach – The 11‐dimension model was developed as a result of a literature search and interviews with academic and non‐academic university staff. The model was trialled with a range of New...

... education Educational systems and institutions Strategic planning Strategic management Balanced scorecard Adult education As the environment changes, and learning takes place, organisations refine and adapt their strategies. The evolution leads the organisation to a new strategy, which...

..., is more of a “strategic’ plan. This is in line with the views of Brown (2000) who points out that strategic planning is a much more time‐consuming activity. An array of models exists to help schools undertake a marketing planning process. The simple “SWOT Analysis” will be known to most schools. However...

...Andreas Tsiakkiros; Petros Pashiardis Aims to examine whether strategic planning can be effectively implemented in the Cyprus educational system. Initially discusses the strategic planning process and what it is all about. Then examines the main elements of the process: strategic analysis...

... help to ensure that the school learns strategically so that plans are effective and there is no gap between strategy and implementation. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Values Strategic planning Schools Organizational learning We believe that the reform and restructuring of the education...

... to longer‐term strategic planning and, most significantly, to incorporate “futures thinking”. It then develops a new model which the authors believe should be more responsive to the needs of school planning in the future. What will be taught and learned; how it will be taught and learned; who will make...

...Athanasios Kriemadis The primary purposes of this study were: to determine the extent to which the strategic planning process was being used in NCAA Division I‐A athletic departments; to identify the key factors that discourage the above mentioned departments from engaging in strategic planning...

... process and in building the future. Argues that environmental scanning has proved to be successful for school systems and should be accorded the importance it deserves. Furthermore, scanning provides all individuals with the opportunity to contribute to the strategic planning process which is of vital...

...Jim Saker; Richard Speed Contends that, although strategic management and marketing techniques have been widely recognized as useful outside the profit‐making sector, strategic planning is one technique which does not appear to have been widely adopted. Reports the development of strategic plans...

...Corrie Giles With the introduction in 1988 of a system of site‐based management in England and Wales, schools are now operating in a radically altered planning context in which responsibility for strategic planning has been delegated from local education authorities (LEAs) to individual schools...

... competitive context and need therefore to incorporate a greater market orientation into their strategic planning process in order to acquire a competitive advantage over their rivals. Reports on exploratory research undertaken to assess the degree to which these higher education institutions are aware...

... tools provided deal with the three levels which need to be dealt with: the long‐term strategic plan; the middle‐term (audit cycle) tactical plan; and the short‐term (audit assignment) operational plan. This is a valuable approach, although it is a pity that there is not a single reference, implicit...

... efficiency and effectiveness. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Effectiveness Higher education Management Organizational decision making Professional service firms Strategic business units Strategic planning Universities The literature on management abounds with general models...

... Development Services, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Competitive advantage Higher education Quality assurance Strategic planning United Kingdom ...

...Petros Pashiardis Explores the essence of strategic planning and the urgency for its implementation in the public school setting. Examines some critical elements for successful implementation of this relatively new field for education. Specific caveats are addressed that may lead to unsuccessful...

... for the success or even survival of a university. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Strategic planning Universities USA Management development Education 10 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT 5,5 H ow closely can university administration approximate to running a business? University Strategic...