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Strategic change in colleges and universities : planning to survive and prosper
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San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997
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9780787903480

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This detailed guide outlines a strategic planning approach uniquelysuited to the academic environment and proven effective in numerousinstitutions around the country. The authors address the complexnature of stakeholders and conflicting purposes in an academicsetting. Their approach leads to'rather than starts from'theinstitutional mission statement, and includes realistic methods ofnegotiating the political barriers that often obstruct thedevelopment of a strategic plan and its implementation.

This informative book is particularly effective when used with thecompanion workbook Working Toward Strategic Change.


Author Notes

DANIEL JAMES ROWLEY is professor of management in the College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado. HERMAN D. LUJAN is the president emeritus of the University of Northern Colorado and is university distinguished professor of business and public policy. MICHAEL G. DOLENCE is president of Michael G. Dolence and Associates. Formerly he served as strategic planning administrator for the California State University, Los Angeles, and as director of research, planning and policy analysis at the Commission on IndepAndent Colleges and Universities in New York.


Table of Contents

ForewordGeorge Keller
Part 1 The Principles
1 Higher Education--A System Under Fire
2 Why the Academy Needs Strategic Planning
3 Creating a Unique Model of Strategic Planning for Higher Education
4 Planning to Fit the Institution's Environments
5 Negotiating Campus Politics
Part Two The Practices
6 Concepts and Principles Underlying the Planning Process
7 The Planning Process in Practice
8 The People and Time Involved
9 The Role and Functions of Committees
10 Educating Participants and Stakeholders About the Plan
11 Essential Areas I: Enrollment Management and Program Planning
12 Essential Areas II: Resources, Technology, and Support Systems
Part 3 Acting on the Plan
13 Implementing the Plan
14 Adjusting the Plan to Institutional Needs
15 Moving from Strategic Planning to Strategic Management