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ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Colleges and universities tend to resist change and adapt slowly to new
realities. But as the competitive and financial pressures on higher
education increase, “business as usual” will not be a winning strategy.
Academic institutions that can quickly adapt their structure, culture, and
decision-making processes to changing circumstances will have a distinct
competitive advantage.
New presidents and governing boards frequently engage Stillwater to conduct
an independent assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, and overall
effectiveness of their institution. Our analysis is wide-ranging, both in
the scope of the issues examined and the information collected. We evaluate
the institution’s management structure, decision-making processes, and
faculty and board governance procedures.
Where necessary, we
also design management-training programs to ensure that professional and
support staff have the skills and information they need to be productive and
effective.
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