Download or read book Competitive Advantage and Organizational Effectiveness in Higher Education written by Kefa Rabah and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competitiveness is an interesting subject nowadays, and today has permeated from local to global business of all sorts. With the current globalization of the markets, basically there is no sector where the competition has not grown significantly including the higher education sector; which has become a classic study of the transition from a benign, stable and non-competitive environment to a highly dynamic, unpredictable one. The domestic HEIs in Kenya is no exception; in most cases, both private and public higher educational institutions tend to duplicate programmes and courses; and under the Module II programme public universities source their private sponsored students from the same pool as the private one - thus increasing the severity of competition among these institutions in the local marketplace - this in most cases does stunt the students enrollment numbers, and hence, a great strain in financial resources and ability to survive in the long run. To cope with this challenges, HEIs that are better equipped to respond to market requirements, and are prepared to make constant improvements in the efficiency, performance, and hence, their academic and administrative affairs, are expected to gain and sustain competitive advantage and in the long-run organizational effectiveness and thus survival. In this study, the researcher used multiple strategic theories: the Porter's theories of competitiveness, the theory resources and capabilities (RBV), the stakeholders' engagement theory to test the competitiveness of Kabarak University and its ability to gain competitive advantage and hence organizational effectiveness in the marketplace. A research survey of senior administrative staff of Kabarak University was undertaken. A total of 45 questionnaires were distributed, from which 33 usable questionnaires were obtained, giving as effective response rate of 73%. Within the nature and scope of this study, many questions were raised; some were adequately answered, with many pending thus opening many more areas for future research study. For the organizational resources perspective: students educational satisfaction, student academic & personal development, capacity to maintain or expand resource base, professional development and quality of faculty, resource for quality programs, faculty and students, and finally ability to acquire, save and use resource effectively clearly came out as the most critical requirements for the University to gain competitiveness. From Porter's generic competitive strategies it seems that the University is kind of "stuck-in--the middle, which in effect is due to the failure to develop strategic directions by the managers: in market share, internal generated capital resources, and overhead controls to be a market leader. From organizational resources undertaking: Under stakeholders engagement two critical factors clearly came out strongly: collaboration with private business/industry enterprise and partnership with other higher education institutions that are need to strengthen its competiveness was found to be inadequate. For organizational effectiveness: staff performance in teaching and academic, institutional reputation and distinctiveness came out as most important factors that would allow the University to gain competitive advantage over its competitors. As a result a series of action can be taken by the University, including: students enrolment and retention strategy, acquiring and retention of competent faculties, advocating for strategic alliance and partnership with high schools and middle-level colleges, advocating for industry-academia collaboration, ensuring curriculum design in line with today's industry requirements, and finally innovation among others. Finally, the study has the potential to contribute to improvement in the strategic management and policy making in both public and private HEIs in Kenya.

Download or read book Differentiate Or Decline written by Brett Andrews and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research shows that organizations competing in mature markets need to set themselves apart from the competition. In Differentiate or Decline, Andrews, Roller, and Migliore show today's colleges and universities how to seize control of their competitive strategy and kick-start enrollment growth by using the same techniques that major corporations use to dominate the competition. The authors make the case that due to disruptions in the market for higher education that the strategic landscape of the industry is irrevocably changed. Thus, a differentiated value proposition is necessary to assist universities in positioning themselves to compete in a global economy. From the Introduction Advance praise for Differentiate or Decline "Bullseye! Andrews, Roller, & Migliore offer clear, sound, and timeless insights to guide administrators through the process of understanding their unique role in the marketplace, creating a compelling organizational strategy, and effectively accomplishing the institution's most important goals. It's the education that higher education so desperately needs." --Ben LeVan, Ph.D., President of Propel, LLC. "This book is required reading for any university leader. The book's contents provide a detailed manual for the development of a solid business plan that is critical to any university's success. Whether you have been leading for years or are in your first leadership assignment, this book has something for you. All leaders work daily to improve their skills. This book will improve both your university and your individual leadership skills. Get the book, read it, implement the contents, and watch great things happen." --Robert M. Myers, DBA, President, Toccoa Falls College "Anyone involved in higher education knows that the paradigm has shifted. Gone are the days of growing enrollment, annual tuition hikes and no concern for competition. In the face of weak financial positions, market saturation, and decline in available students, Christian Higher Education especially needs to find another way. Differentiate or Decline takes a fresh look at these challenges by applying proven strategic management techniques in a new way. There is a lot to learn from our for-profit mentors that just might help your institution differentiate and avoid inevitable decline." --Dr. Jeffrey Fawcett, Dean, School of Business, Grace College "Andrews, Roller, & Migliore make a strong case that private Christian higher education must adapt to continuing changes in market forces, the weakened fiscal viability of higher education, and the market saturation that occurs when old geographic boundaries are removed by a new model of competitive reach. They propose that habitual strategic foresight (detecting early indicators of emerging challenges) must be cultivated as a prelude to strategic planning processes. The book unpacks those processes in detail with cogent higher education examples and provides clear pathways for an institution to follow to identify its competitive advantage and value proposition. This concise book will be helpful to the leaders of any institution that wants to take a fresh look at itself in light of contemporary challenges." --Dr. Mark Stanton, Provost, Azusa Pacific University

Download or read book What Makes a High Performance Organization written by Andre A de Waal and published by Warden Press. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can today's managers concentrate on what really matters to improve the performance of their organization, to reach outstanding goals? The answer is in What Makes an HPO. The five critical factors of the HPO Framework - Management Quality, Openness & Action-Orientation, Long-Term Orientation, Continuous Improvement & Renewal and Employee Quality - will help you turn your organization into an HPO. This book shows you what to concentrate on, how others have done it, and how to achieve it yourself. The HPO Framework is the result of a global five-year research project into the genuine success factors of High Performance Organizations (HPOs). The HPO Center, led by Dr de Waal, discovered what really works on the ground in every type of organization rather than what managers think should, or might have, worked. In his book André de Waal gives many real-life examples from a variety of sectors including Finance, Retail, Industry, ICT, High Education and Government, all illustrating the successful workings of the HPO Framework in organizations worldwide. Also included are many interviews with HPO leaders at Microsoft, SABMiller, Svenska Handelsbanken, HP, Tata Steel, Umpqua Bank, Unilever and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Download or read book ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION written by Dr. Shefali Pandya and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Managing Knowledge for Sustained Competitive Advantage written by Susan E. Jackson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-06-03 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eighteenth volume in the Jossey-Bass Organizational Frontiers Series provides an in-depth examination of how I/O psychologists can help find, recruit, and manage knowledge. The authors explain the nature of different types of knowledge, how knowledge-based competition is affecting organizations, and how these ideas relate to innovation and learning in organizations. They describe the strategies and organizational structures and designs that facilitate the acquisition and development of knowledge. And they discuss how continuous knowledge acquisition and innovation is promoted among individuals and teams and how to foster the creation of new knowledge. In addition, they explain how to assess the climate and culture for organizational learning, measure and monitor knowledge resources at the organizational level, and more.

Download or read book Competitive Advantage written by Cam Caldwell and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As firms struggle in the modern era to achieve financial success, many recognize that a global economy has made their task more challenging than ever before. Universal access to the latest information and the ability to duplicate technological capabilities make it difficult for firms to sustain previously existing competitive advantages.Business leaders understand that the challenges that they face require a new and much more behavioral approach to managing their companies than has been successful in the past. In this volume, we address the quest for success in a world where innovation and constant change threaten the status quo.Today's successful leaders recognize the importance of creating organizational cultures that build trust, treat employees as valued partners, and provide those employees with the resources to constantly learn.Emphasizing a value-based and behavioral approach to managing employees, many of the chapters of this book address the importance of a strategic approach that is committed to both organizational excellence and the best interests of a company's employees.Nearly eighty years ago, Chester Barnard emphasized that successful organizations both pursue a worthy purpose that benefits society and strive to satisfy the individual needs of its membership. This volume endorses the importance that successful organizations today are committed to values that inspire others, work for the best interests of the global community, and demonstrate a commitment to constant improvement.The theme of this volume is that competitive advantage can best be achieved by leaders and companies that are constantly learning, looking for more effective and efficient ways to assist customers, and those who are dedicated to innovation and the pursuit of excellence.

Download or read book Performance written by Richard L. Alfred and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding performance requires asking fundamental questions about the nature and purpose of an organization: What is its business? Whom does it serve? What do stakeholders want and expect? What do they get? How does the organization conceive of and measure results? How do stakeholders feel about results the organization is generating? Answers to these questions require a framework for analysis comprised of three essential ingredients: stakeholders, results and improvement strategies. Organizational performance is given segmental treatment in literature and research. Numerous articles and books have been written on related topics such as outcomes assessment, organizational effectiveness, and cost-benefit analysis, but each approaches the subject from a singular perspective. In this book, organizational performance is viewed through multiple lenses so that its different dimensions can be understood and appreciated. The view is broad and far-reaching in the beginning and specific toward the end, where actions organizations can take to improve performance are described. Recognizing that performance is context specific, colleges and universities are used in this book as the medium for examining performance. This book is written for current and future leaders in profit and non-profit organizations who find scholarly books unimaginative, protracted, and detached from practice. Senior executives, while familiar with many of the basic concepts, will find exceptions to current conceptions of organizational performance and practices used to measure and report performance. Performance: The Dynamic of Results in Postsecondary Organizations will be particularly useful to: college and university administrators; corporate executives and managers; managers in non-profit,policy making and advocacy organizations; graduate program faculty and students; and management consulting organizations.

Download or read book Innovative Strategy Making in Higher Education written by Mario Martinez and published by IAP. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to offer higher education leaders, scholars, consultants, and observers a full range of strategy tools that can be applied to the higher education industry. This is accomplished by a) introducing new concepts and tools to give a comprehensive view of strategy making in higher education, beyond strategic planning, b) demonstrating the value of the concepts and tools through description and application for different types of institutions (universities, community colleges, for-profit colleges, etc.) and at different levels within institutions (institutional, college, department, etc.), and c) providing guidance on the appropriate uses of the various tools. The last point is especially important, as applying business-like principles to higher education often receives heavy criticism. The book helps readers decipher the appropriate uses of different strategy tools to the higher education industry, but the book also points out dangers and weaknesses. All of this is done within today’s context of political, economic, demographic, and global realities.

Download or read book Managing the Big Picture in Colleges and Universities written by Richard L. Alfred and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2005-11-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to serve as a road map for strategy creation and execution for leaders and decision makers who, by choice or by necessity, are looking to use strategy to optimize the development of their institutions. It is the first book of its kind to focus exclusively on strategy as it applies to postsecondary education. As the authors explain, strategy is a systematic way of positioning an institution within a context of community stakeholders. In today's competitive environment, higher education leaders must become adept at differentiating their institutions from competitors to obtain the resources necessary for growth and sustainable advantage. The book begins by explaining the concept of strategy and its application. The authors describe the evolution of modern strategy and how it is has been applied and developed by strategy theorists and practitioners. The book also explores how strategy is shaped by critical factors related to the mission, control and culture of the institution. For example, strategy that is appropriate in a liberal arts college may be completely inappropriate for community college or a teaching university. Real-world cases are employed to illustrate the applications of strategy in three different settings: a private liberal arts college, a comprehensive public institution, and a special purpose institution. The last section moves to the hands-on world of strategy formulation and implementation inside the institution. The authors end with an outline of key concepts for building a plan for implementing strategy and provide a framework for evaluating its impact.

Download or read book Education and society New approaches for new challenges written by Genaro Zavala and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage During Economic Crisis written by Ordoñez de Pablos, Patricia and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategy management has always been a crucial business aspect that a company must understand to remain successful in the business world. However, there are a number of different approaches that a company can employ in order to differentiate themselves from the competition. Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage During Economic Crisis brings together the various approaches that affect the superiority of a company’s organizational performance and the gains they can make over their competitors. By focusing on concepts such as organizational learning and intellectual capital, this book is an indispensable reference source for researchers, practitioners, graduate students, and business managers interested in understanding what approaches are necessary to ensure superior organizational performance.

Download or read book Enhancing Academic Research and Higher Education With Knowledge Management Principles written by Zyngier, Suzanne and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge management principles, strategies, models, tools, and techniques have been proven in government, business, and industry. More recently, knowledge management has emerged as an essential enabler for the successful pursuit of scholarly activities in higher education. Knowledge management has significant contributions to make in capturing, storing, processing, and disseminating knowledge between and across these stakeholder entities and their processes to better support these interrelated processes and activities. Given the impetus provided by the United Nations Global Knowledge Economy Policy, institutions worldwide are actively pursuing the use of knowledge management in all facets of social and economic development. The importance of knowledge management research and application in academia is a critical element of this multifaceted endeavor. Enhancing Academic Research and Higher Education With Knowledge Management Principles is a compendium of cutting-edge research on the use of knowledge management in higher education and provides original, theoretical, and application-oriented research within this domain. The book will also provide insights on the management of expertise, knowledge, information, and organizational development in different types of work communities and environments. By including research on global perspectives, the implementation of knowledge management at universities, current trends in the field, and the results, this book is a valuable reference work for professionals and researchers working in the field of information and knowledge management in various disciplines, and academics, analysts, developers, students, technologists, education consultants, higher education administrators, academicians, stakeholders, and practitioners seeking to learn, improve, and expand their theoretical and applied knowledge of knowledge management tools and techniques, models, processes, and systems in higher education.

Download or read book Artificial Intelligence Systems and the Internet of Things in the Digital Era written by Abdalmuttaleb M.A Musleh Al-Sartawi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together intelligence systems and the Internet of Things, with special attention given to the opportunities, challenges, for education, business growth, and economic progression of nations which will help societies (economists, financial managers, engineers, ICT specialists, digital managers, data managers, policymakers, regulators, researchers, academics, and students) to better understand, use, and control AI and IoT to develop future strategies and to achieve sustainability goals. EAMMIS 2021 was organized by the Bridges Foundation in cooperation with the Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey, on March 19–20, 2021. EAMMIS 2021 theme was Artificial Intelligence Systems and the Internet of Things in the digital era. The papers presented at the conference provide a holistic view of AI education, MIS, cybersecurity, blockchain, Internet of Ideas (IoI), and knowledge management.

Download or read book Beyond Performance written by Scott Keller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret of achieving and sustaining organizational excellence revealed In an ever-changing world where only a third of excellent organizations stay that way over the long term, and where even fewer are able to implement successful change programs, leaders are in need of big ideas and new tools to thrive. In Beyond Performance, McKinsey & Company's Scott Keller and Colin Price give you everything you need to build an organization that can execute in the short run and has the vitality to prosper over the long term. Drawing on the most exhaustive research effort of its kind on organizational effectiveness and change management, Keller and Price put hard science behind their big idea: that the health of an organization is equally as important as its performance. In the book's foreword, management guru Gary Hamel refers to this notion as "a new manifesto for thinking about organizations." The authors illustrate why copying management best practices from other companies is more dangerous than helpful Clearly explains how to determine the mutually reinforcing combination of management practices that best fits your organization's context Provides practical tools to achieve superior levels of performance and health through a staged change process: aspire, assess, architect, act, and advance. Among these are new techniques for dealing with those aspects of human behavior that are seemingly irrational (and therefore confound even the smartest leaders), yet entirely predictable Ultimately, building a healthy organization is an intangible asset that competitors copy at their peril and that enables you to skillfully adapt to and shape your environment faster than others—giving you the ultimate competitive advantage.

Download or read book Universities in Change written by Andreas Altmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Universities find themselves in dynamic change. They are confronted with growing expectations from their stakeholders, increasing international competition, and new technological challenges. Featuring insights and in-depth case studies from leading researchers and university decision makers from around the world, this book argues that institutions of higher education, in order to be successful, have to actively reflect on circumstances, visions, and strategies to master the future. Drawing from their experiences across a diverse array of institutions in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, the authors explore the pressures on today’s universities and the opportunities for excelling in the contest for resources. They discuss operational issues, such as strategic management, IT governance, leadership development, and entrepreneurial culture, and broader concerns, such as the roles and responsibilities of universities in promoting technology transfer and economic and social development. The result is a resource that not only reveals and analyzes universities from an organizational perspective, but presents best practice models and concrete inspiration for management and policymaking.

Download or read book Higher Education Handbook of Theory and Research written by Michael B. Paulsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on such diverse topics as research on college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology and more. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.

Download or read book Knowledge Management and Research Innovation in Global Higher Education Institutions written by Jones-Esan, Lawrence J. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research and knowledge management are important to higher education institutions as a means of improving their operations. The rapid growth of data and technologies triggers data transformation into useful information, known as knowledge. Nowadays, people are aware of the worth of knowledge and the methods used to obtain, recognize, capture, save, and leverage it, so that knowledge can be shared without losing it. Effective knowledge management programs identify and leverage the know-how embedded in work with a focus on how it will be applied. The challenge in knowledge management is to make the right knowledge available to the right people at the right time. Knowledge Management and Research Innovation in Global Higher Education Institutions investigates the cultural, financial, and social factors affecting research and knowledge management in higher education institutions. It considers the strategic decisions made by university administrators and the adoption of decisions made by individual staff members. The book further describes the factors found to affect the implementation and practice of knowledge management in educational institutions. Covering topics such as social development, knowledge systems, and developing economies, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for faculty, administrators, and students of higher education; librarians; sociologists; economists; government officials; researchers; and academicians.