Assessment of Environmental Conditions and Internal Capabilities Affecting University Strategies (IFE, EFE, SWOT & AHP Models)

Abstract

With the beginning of postindustrial era, organizations environment has become dynamic and full of changes and complexity was proposed as a dominant issue in organizations. Changes were so intensified that the credibility of anticipant function was disappeared and new and unexpected challenges were formed. Therefore, the most important concerns of the majority of organizations are codification and implementation of strategies which ensure their success and survival under the changed and sophisticated environmental conditions. Strategic planning always intends to codify proper and competitive strategies in today's world by assessing environmental conditions and internal capabilities of organizations. The present research by the aid of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique, ranks external and internal factors affecting universities environment to be an appropriate guide for codification of university strategies.

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