The Strategies of Australia's Universities: Revise and Resubmit
The Strategies of Australia's Universities -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1: Australia's Universities -- 1.1 The Grand Bargain -- 1.2 New Public Management -- 1.3 The Current Report Card -- 1.4 Are Australia's Universities Top-Heavy? -- 1.5 Why This Book -- 1.6 The Roadmap Ahead -- 2: The University Strategy Narrative: Advertisement, Story or Blueprint? -- 2.1 Strategy as Advertisement, Story and Blueprint -- 3: University Governance: Weak at the Top -- 3.1 The Chancellor -- 3.2 The Role of the University Council -- 3.3 Council Members -- 3.4 The Challenges Faced by Corporate Boards and Councils -- 3.5 Developing Strategy -- 3.6 The Fish Thinks from the Head7 -- 4: What Is Strategy? -- 4.1 Strategy Framework -- 4.2 The University and Its Faculties -- 4.3 The University and Its Functions -- 5: Strategic Frameworks -- 5.1 Business Models -- 5.2 Economies of Scale, Scope and Focus -- 5.3 Comparative and Competitive Advantage -- 5.4 Sustaining Versus Disruptive Innovation -- 5.5 Rankings: Managing to These Measures -- 5.6 Strategic Reputation Management -- 5.7 Taking Stock -- 6: What Are the Strategies of Australia's Universities? Environment, Competition, Resources and Capabilities -- 6.1 The Strategy Backstory -- 6.2 The University of the Future -- 6.3 Competition and Rivalry -- 6.4 The Internal Environment: Resources and Capabilities -- 6.5 Organisational Culture -- 6.6 Strategic Fit -- 7: What Are the Strategies of Australia's Universities? Mission, Vision and Values -- 7.1 The Theory of a University and Its Telos2 -- 7.2 The Missions of Australia's Universities -- 7.3 The Social Justice Mission -- 7.4 Multiple Missions -- 7.5 Combining Multiple Missions into a Single Strategy -- 7.6 The Value Chain of a University -- 7.7 The Big Strategic Choice.