Making strategy in an 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...

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Main Authors:	Abdullah, Nur Anisah, Abd Rahman, Shukran
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) LB2300 Higher Education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/6708/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/6708/1/Making_Strategy_102011.pdf

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spelling	iium-67082011-11-21T16:33:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6708/ Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution Abdullah, Nur Anisah Abd Rahman, Shukran H Social Sciences (General) LB2300 Higher Education 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. 2011-10-21 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6708/1/Making_Strategy_102011.pdf Abdullah, Nur Anisah and Abd Rahman, Shukran (2011) Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution. In: 2011 2nd International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences(CHHSS 2011) , 21-23 October, 2011, Cairo, Egypt. (In Press)
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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	Abdullah, Nur Anisah Abd Rahman, Shukran
author_facet	Abdullah, Nur Anisah Abd Rahman, Shukran
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title	Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution
title_short	Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution
title_full	Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution
title_fullStr	Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution
title_full_unstemmed	Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution
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Making strategy in an Malaysian Higher Education Institution

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