Reading Material on Strategic Planning

The following materials are available in the library and can be requested by document number and title via:

• e-mail: pegasus@nmsu.edu
• phone: Cindy Watkins at (505)646-7676
• visit: Research Support Services in Branson on the NMSU Campus

NMSU Strategic Planning Committee Reading List

1. Schmidtlein, Frank A. and Toby H. Milton
College and University Planning: Perspectives from a Nation Wide Study
Planning for Higher Education, 17:3 1988-89 pp 1-19
35 References

2. Dill, David
Rethinking the Planning Process
Planning for Higher Education, 22:4 1993-94 pp 8-13
18 References

3. Some Personal Observations

4. Shirley, Robert C.
Strategic and Operational Reform in Public Higher Education: A Mandate for Change
AGB Occasional paper No. 21 : 1994 pp 1-16

5. Shirley, Robert C.
Strategic Planning: An Overview:
New Directions for Higher Education Winter 1988 pp 5-23
6 References

6. Meredith, Mark
What Works (and Doesn't) in Planning
Planning for Higher Education, 22 Fall 1993 pp 28-30

7. Melan, Eugene H. Mbr>Quality Improvement in Higher Education: TQM in Administrative Functions
CUPA, Fall 1993 pp 7-18 23 References

8. Lindsay, Alan
Quality and Management in Universities
Journal for Higher Education Management, vol. 9, no. 2 Winter/Spring 1994 pp 57-70
25 References

9. Starr, S. Frederick
A President's Message to Planners
Planning for Higher Education vol. 22, Fall 1993
2 References

10. Planning to Plan

11. Nutt, Paul C. and Robert W. Backoff
Organizational Publicness and its Implications for Strategic Management
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (J-PART), Vol. 3, no. 2 1993 pp 209-231
35 References

12. Martin, James and James Samels
The New Kind of College Mergers
Planning for Higher Education, 22 Winter 1993-94 pp 31-34
12 References

13. Making Strategic Assessments (Chapter 10)
Setting the Agenda pp 101-116

14. Preparing the Strategic Plan (Chapter 11)
Setting the Agenda

15. Leaving Hats at the Door: Themes From the Pew Campus Roundtables
Change
May June 1996, pp 51-54

16. Issues Management in Strategic Planning
(Chapters 2,3,4,5,6)
Renfro, William L,
Quorum Books Westport, Conn.

17. Harris, Zelema M.
Institutional Transformation: A Selected Paper from the 1996 Annual Meeting
Special Insert to Briefing, Vol. 14, No. 2, July 1996 pp 2-3

18. Shirley, Robert C.
Identifying the Levels of Strategy for a College or University
Long Range Planning, Vol. 6, No. 3 1983 pp 92-98
23 References

19. Aragon-Campos, Tammie
Futures Research and the Strategic Planning Process: Implication for Higher Education
Book Summary Prepared for Dr. Solis as partial fulfillment of EMD 690
Spring 1995 pp 1-13

20. Wagner, Ellen D.
The Technology Aside: Building a Strategic Plan to Strengthen Academic Programs
Cause/Effect, Vol. 17, no. 1 Spring 1994, pp 15-20 0164-534X

21. Flack, Harley
Three Critical Elements in Strategic Planning
Planning for Higher Education, 22 Summer 1994 24-30
12 References

22. The Traditional Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Planning and Change Process

23. Hearn, James C.
Strategy and Resources: Economic Issues in Strategic Planning and Management in Higher Education
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume IV Smart,
John C. (ed.)
Agathon Press, Inc New York 1988
211 References

24. Hardy, Cynthia; Ann Langley, Henry Mintzberg, and Janet Rose
Strategy Formation in the University Setting
The Review of Higher Education Vol. 6 No. 4 Summer 1983 pp 407-433
40 Reference

25. Chaffee, Ellen Earle
Strategy and Effectiveness in Systems of Higher Education
Smart, John C. (ed.) Agathon Press, Inc. New York 1989
10 References

26. The Pennsylvania State University Strategic Planning Guide

27. Kotler, Philip and Murphy, Patrick E.
Strategic Planning for higher Education
Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 52, no. 5 1981 pp 470-489
17 References

28. Shirley, Robert C.
Strategic Planning: An Overview
New Directions for Higher Education, no. 64 1985 pp 5-23
6 References

29. Nutt, Paul
Strategy for Public and Third-Sector Organizations
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (J-PART), Vol. 5, no. 2 1995 pp 189-211
38 References

30. Chaffee, Ellen Earle
Successful Strategic Management in Small Private Colleges
Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 55, No. 2 March/April 1984 pp 212-240
71 References

31. Hearn, James C. Richard M. Clugston and Richard B. Heydinger
Five Years of Strategic Environmental Assessment Efforts at a Research University: A Case Study of an Organizational Innovation
Innovative Higher Education, Vol. 18, No. 1, Fall 1993 pp 7-36
64 References

32. Dill, David D, and Daren Peterson Helm
Faculty Participation in Strategic Policy Making
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume IV
Smart, John C. (ed.) Agathon Press, Inc. New York 1988
87 References

33. Schluntz, Roger
The Emergence of Design Review Boards
Planning for Higher Education, Vol. 21, Spring 1993, 7-14
9 References

34. An Effective Strategic Planning Approach for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Chapter 3)

35. Morgan, Anthony W. and Brad L. Mitchell
The Quest for Excellence: Underlying Policy Issues
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Vol. 1
Smart, John C. (ed.) Agathon Press, Inc. New York, 1985
181 References

36. Neumann, Anna
College Planning: A cultural Perspective
Journal for Higher Education Management Vol. 8, No. 2 Winter/Spring 1993 pp 31-41
32 References

37. Applied Strategic Planning: A Comprehensive Guide
Goodstein, Leonard D., Timothy M. Nolan and J. William Pfeiffer
Mc Graw-Hill, Inc.
New York

38. Brock, David M. and William B. Harvey
The Applicability of Corporate Strategic Principles to Diversified University Campuses
Journal for Higher Education Management
Vol. 8, No. 2, Winter/Spring 1993
31 References

39. Birnbaum, Robert
Responsibility Without Authority: the Impossible Job of the College President
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume V
John C. Smart (ed.) Agathon Press, Inc. New York 1989
41 References

40. Gioia, Dennis A. and Thomas, James B.
Identity, Image, and Issue Interpretation
Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 41, Sept. 1996 pp. 370-403 Cornell University 1996
52 References

41. Froomkin, Joseph
Research Universities Face Difficult Choices
New Directions for Institutional Research, Vol. 79, Fall 1993 pp 47-57 Jossey-Bass Publishers 1993
13 References

42. Steven Cabana-Whole System Associates, Fred Emery and Merrelyn Emery-Australian National University
The Search for Effective Strategic Planning Is Over
Journal for Quality and Participation July/August 1995 pp 10-20

43. Emery, Merrelyn
The Search Conference: State of the Art 1994, pp 1-37
Center for Continuing Education, Australia 1994
22 References

44. Brenemen, David W.
Sweeping, Painful, Changes
The Chronicle of Higher Education 1995 B1-B2