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Title

Strategic governance : how to make big decisions better / by Jack H. Schuster [and others].

Publication

Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors

Schuster, Jack H.

Description

xiv, 223 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

• If institutions of higher education are to respond to the changing needs of our society, strategic planning must be integrated more effectively with normal governance procedures. In Strategic Governance, the authors provide a positive and dynamic method by which higher education can balance the increasing need for efficient planning and management with the requirements of effective campus governance.
• That method is the strategic planning council (SPC), a committee made up primarily of faculty members and administrators. This model has its roots in higher education's response over the past two decades to the dual necessities of a more inclusive governance system and more efficient decision making. The rapidly changing environment faced by colleges and universities today makes strategic planning, appropriately linked to governance, a valuable tool for establishing priorities and making hard choices.
• Included in this discussion are examples of institutions that have successfully instituted "strategic governance." Factors that contribute to, or detract from, an effective linkage between planning and governance are identified. The authors propose guidelines for implementing strategic governance which they derive from case studies and other sources.
• Strategic Governance is an essential publication for those seeking to establish a representative council approach to organizational goal setting and decision making. College and university presidents, administrators, trustees, and faculty leaders will appreciate this well-written and incisive discussion of the issues.

Series Statement

American Council on Education series on higher education

Uniform Title

American Council on Education series on higher education.

Subjects

• Decision making
• Universities and colleges > United States > Planning > Case studies
• Education, Higher > United States > Administration > Case studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Setting the Scene for Strategic Governance -- Ch. 2. The Asynchronous Domains of Planning and Governance -- Ch. 3. Princeton University's Priorities Committee -- Ch. 4. Northwestern University's Budget and Resources Advisory Committee -- Ch. 5. Teachers College's College Policy Council -- Ch. 6. Ohio University's University Planning Advisory Council -- Ch. 7. University of Montana's University Planning Council: Metamorphosis of the "Vision Quest" -- Ch. 8. Georgia Southern College's Institutional Planning Council: Post Mortem or a Mismatch -- Ch. 9. Shippensburg University's Forum: A Spirit of Consensus -- Ch. 10. West Virginia University's Planning Council: A Collegial Success Story -- Ch. 11. Making Strategic Governance Work -- Ch. 12. The Opportunity for Strategic Governance: A Summing Up -- Appendix A: Characteristics of Institutions in the Sample -- Appendix B: Characteristics of Strategic Planning Councils in the Sample.

ISBN

0897748476 (alk. paper)

LCCN

94028927

OCLC

• 30895841
• ocm30895841

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Columbia University Libraries