Strategic planning in Ireland's institutes of technology
dc.contributor.author | Elwood, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rainnie, Al | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T15:08:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T15:08:48Z | |
dc.date.created | 2013-03-21T20:00:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Elwood, Larry and Rainnie, Al. 2012. Strategic planning in Ireland's institutes of technology. Higher Education Policy. 25: pp. 107-129. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43626 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1057/hep.2011.25 | |
dc.description.abstract |
This article focuses upon Ireland's institute of technology sector, which has been transformed from a 1970s technical orientation to its broader current role of research and higher education provision. The transformational shifts experienced by institutes over the previous three decades have been profound: increased autonomy, new managerial and organisational paradigms, and demands for greater transparency, accountability and responsiveness. The legislative requirement on these institutes to publish 5-year strategic plans is seen by Ireland's higher education policy makers as a critical planning and coordinating mechanism; yet little empirical work exists on the degree of alignment engendered by strategic planning among academics and manager-academics. Through an exploration of the experiences of these stakeholders in four institutes, this research reveals a dilemma for Ireland's higher education policy makers; how can the practice of strategic planning become mainstreamed in the unique workplace that is higher education. | |
dc.publisher | Palgrave journals | |
dc.subject | academics | |
dc.subject | institutes of technology | |
dc.subject | higher education | |
dc.subject | Ireland | |
dc.subject | strategic planning | |
dc.subject | strategy | |
dc.title | Strategic planning in Ireland's institutes of technology | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 25 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 107 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 129 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 09528733 | |
dcterms.source.title | Higher Education Policy | |
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