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Peer reviewedKelly, Noel H.; Shaw, Robin N. – Higher Education, 1987
The use of strategic planning in Australian higher education institutions is compared with that in manufacturing corporations, including the similarities and differences in approaches taken. In the context of recent questioning of the use of strategic planning in industry, the validity of its use in higher education is also discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Kelly, Noel H.; Shaw, Robin N. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1988
A comparison of planning strategies in manufacturing companies and academic institutions suggests that while some differences may be due to organizational type, most are attributable to the stage of evolution of strategic planning reached in academic institutions and to attitudes toward its use. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Administration, College Planning, Comparative Analysis
Download full textSmith, Brian W.; Watts, Donald W. – Vestes, 1985
A review of attitudes about the need for changes in the structure of postsecondary education in Australia and the role of the government in each sector concludes with the suggestion that the state take less responsibility for short-term planning and institutional development and focus more on long-term planning with strong involvement in technical…
Descriptors: College Administration, Continuing Education, Coordination, Educational Change
Cannon, Robert A., Ed. – 1979
Essays on the present and future states of research and development (R&D) units in colleges and universities are collected. The essays served as discussion papers for an annual meeting of heads of educational R&D units in Australia and New Zealand. "The Political Situation of Teaching-Research Units," by Terry Hore, encourages…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, Agency Role, College Administration
