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From Strategy to Change: Implementing the Plan in Higher Education

Author: Daniel James Rowley

In From Strategy to Change-the last in a series-Daniel James Rowley comes full circle in defining his unique vision of the strategic planning process. Written with Herbert Sherman, From Strategy to Change shows how to take the next step after a strategic plan has been formulated. The authors clearly show how to implement a strategic plan that will meet the myriad challenges of today's complex higher education environment and spell success for the academy.
"It is amazing that while sports teams of colleges and universities meticulously plan their contests against their opponents, their institutions' administrators don't spend nearly enough time or effort in creating and
implementing a strategy. Institutions of higher education seem to be missing the requisite tools to develop and activate their 'play book.' With this new age of globally available real-time information, it becomes increasingly more essential to have a map to help go over and around obstacles, avoid the ever-present pitfalls, and effectively aid in selecting the best route. Rowley and Sherman provide such tools in this exciting and comprehensive new book. I wish that when I was a department chair, president of a faculty senate, and dean that this superb work was available. My function in planning would have been so much easier and more rewarding."
—Barry R. Armandi, Distinguished Teaching Professor, SUNY - Old Westbury

Booknews

Completes a trilogy by Rowley (business, U. of Northern Colorado, Greeley) by exploring how to implement the strategies for changes on college campuses that he sets out in the first two volumes. He and Sherman (professional studies, U. of Southampton, New York) show how the procedures of change can be made sensitive and responsive to people who are affected by them. They include detailed examples of actual strategic plans and the institutions that have implemented them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
	Foreword
	Preface
	The Authors
Pt. 1	A Framework for Assessing the Making Strategic Choices
1	Forces of Change and the Importance of Strategic Planning	3
2	A Basic Choice Model for Traditional Academic Organizations	25
3	Extending the Model to Nontraditional and Alternative Educational Providers	56
4	Refining the Model for Enhanced Competitive Positioning	85
5	Tools and an Instrument for Applying the Model	109
Pt. 2	Implementing Strategic Choices
6	The Hard Facts of Implementing Change	149
7	Eleven Approaches to Implementing Successful Strategic Change	172
8	Why Gradual Change Is Most Effective	194
9	The Human Factor in Strategic Change	217
10	Navigation and Negotiation Strategies for Change Leaders	245
11	Preserving and Nurturing Changes That Are Made	274
12	From Strategy to Change: A Summary Perspective	299
A	Miles and Snow's List of Strategic Variables	321
	B: Glossary of Terms	327
	References	329
	Name Index	341
	Subject Index	345

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Statistics for Business and Economics: Methods and Applications

Author: Edwin Mansfield

As in previous editions, three principal objectives guided the writing of this book: first, to explain statistical methods used in business and by economists in the clearest possible way; second, to draw case material from real-world situations in order to demonstrate the practical applications of those methods; third, to surround both theory and cases with an abundance of problems, based on real data whenever possible and graded in level of difficulty.