THE EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIVERSITIES IN TURKEY

Abstract

In the present study strategic management practices of the universities in Turkey were investigated and the effects of these practices on the performance of the universities were analyzed. The research investigated whether strategic management processes were implemented in universities in Turkey or to what extent they were implemented and the effects of these processes on the performance of the universities tested by means of a model which was developed. Concrete suggestions were made depending on the results. In the study, it was concluded that the universities operating in our country did not closely follow the changes and developments mainly about higher education in Turkey and in the world and that they did not pay enough attention to the competitive conditions and use strategic management practice adequately.