• DocumentCode
    2413649
  • Title

    UWI (Faculty of Engineering), in need of a strategic change

  • Author

    King, S.C.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    27-31 Jul 1997
  • Firstpage
    286
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given as follows. This paper postulates that the Faculty of Engineering as part of UWI, is at present, operating as a public utility monopoly facing the twin threats of competition and reduction in government funding. In this context, it is no different from other state owned monopolies that are being forced to become client oriented and as a result cost effective, economic, and technologically efficient. The experiences to date demonstrate that the change processes required are directed mainly toward the development of a vision for the organization with the pain of change in its restructuring
  • Keywords
    engineering education; Engineering Faculty; University of West Indies; competition; government funding reduction; organization vision; public utility monopoly; restructuring; strategic change; Africa; Australia; Civil engineering; Educational programs; Engineering education; Engineering management; Government; Monopoly; Quality function deployment; Research and development management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3574-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.1997.653369
  • Filename
    653369