Strategic Decision-Making by Deans in Academic Health Centers: A Framework Analysis

Autor/in	Keeney, Brianne
Titel	Strategic Decision-Making by Deans in Academic Health Centers: A Framework Analysis
Quelle	(2012), (238 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2672-1496-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Deans; Collegiality; Research Universities; Decision Making; Strategic Planning; College Administration; Politics of Education; Organizational Culture; Administrative Organization; Intuition; Leadership Styles; Public Colleges; Interviews; Educational Policy; Health Sciences; Health Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Dean; Dekan; Kollegialität; Forschungseinrichtung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Unternehmenskultur; Führungsstil; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Politics of education; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen
Abstract	This study examines strategic decision-making at the college level in relation to seven theoretical frames. Strategic decisions are those made by top executives, have wide-ranging influence throughout the organization, affect the long-term future of the organization, and are connected to the external environment. The seven decision-making frames identified in the research literature are labeled bureaucracy, collegiality, culture, garbage-can, intuition, politics, and rationality. Fifty deans in academic health centers in public research universities were interviewed with a focus on indicators related to the seven frames and the frames' influence on the process of strategic decision-making. Emergent themes related to strategic decision-making patterns and the seven frames are discussed. This study contributes to the understanding of factors involved in college deans' strategic decisions. As more information is gathered about strategic decision-making in public research universities, specifically academic health centers, better practices will emerge to be supported and encouraged. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10