Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution

Malaysia is working towards transforming into a knowledge-driven economy where the generation and the utilization of knowledge contribute significantly to economic growth and wealth creation.Knowledge being singled-out as one of the key factor in driving growth and creating value. This notion has an...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Shukran, Abdullah, Nur Anisah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IACSIT Press 2011
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spelling iium-431072015-05-29T01:57:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43107/ Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution Abd Rahman, Shukran Abdullah, Nur Anisah BF Psychology H10 Societies Malaysia is working towards transforming into a knowledge-driven economy where the generation and the utilization of knowledge contribute significantly to economic growth and wealth creation.Knowledge being singled-out as one of the key factor in driving growth and creating value. This notion has an expansive implication on how industry, academia and government must now work closer to make active contribution. Universities are now driven to find their way to better deliver. Drawing upon Mintzberg’s five definitions of strategy: plan, ploy, pattern, position and perspective [1], this paper reviews the elements of strategic planning in the context of a higher education institution in facilitating their strive to deliver in responding to those emerging demands. It also demonstrates how the Balanced Scorecard framework can potentially help structure a more comprehensive thought-through process in shaping strategies. It concludes with a set of guidelines for strategy making. IACSIT Press 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43107/4/making_strategy.pdf Abd Rahman, Shukran and Abdullah, Nur Anisah (2011) Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution. In: 2011 2nd International Conference on Economics, Business and Management, 25th - 27th November 2011 , Maldives . http://www.ipedr.com/ 10.7763
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H10 Societies
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H10 Societies
Abd Rahman, Shukran
Abdullah, Nur Anisah
Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution
description Malaysia is working towards transforming into a knowledge-driven economy where the generation and the utilization of knowledge contribute significantly to economic growth and wealth creation.Knowledge being singled-out as one of the key factor in driving growth and creating value. This notion has an expansive implication on how industry, academia and government must now work closer to make active contribution. Universities are now driven to find their way to better deliver. Drawing upon Mintzberg’s five definitions of strategy: plan, ploy, pattern, position and perspective [1], this paper reviews the elements of strategic planning in the context of a higher education institution in facilitating their strive to deliver in responding to those emerging demands. It also demonstrates how the Balanced Scorecard framework can potentially help structure a more comprehensive thought-through process in shaping strategies. It concludes with a set of guidelines for strategy making.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abd Rahman, Shukran
Abdullah, Nur Anisah
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Abdullah, Nur Anisah
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title Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution
title_short Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution
title_full Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution
title_fullStr Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution
title_full_unstemmed Making strategy at a Malaysian higher education Institution
title_sort making strategy at a malaysian higher education institution
publisher IACSIT Press
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/43107/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/43107/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/43107/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/43107/4/making_strategy.pdf
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