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Analysis of the Missions of Universities in Republic of Macedonia
Analysis of the Missions of Universities in Republic of Macedonia

Author(s): Marija Topuzovska, Mirjana Borota Popovska
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Институт за социолошки и политичко-правни истражувања
Keywords: mission; content analysis; universities; strategic management

Summary/Abstract: A mission of immense importance to one organization since it promotes its vision, values and its goals. It conveys information not onlyto the employees but to the parties concerned and thus provides the basis for the priorities, strategies, plans and work tasks of the organization. It is also the starting point for the design of managerial work and managerial structure. This work focuses on the mission statements of Macedonian universities which they've posted on their websites. The purpose is to see if there's difference in the mission statements of the state and of the privite universities in Republic of Macedonia. The subject of analysis are the components of the mission accordind to the recommendations of Perce and David for the components of one mission which consists of: clients; product of services; market; technology, survival, growth and profit; philosphy; personal concept; public image and employees. This type of analysis has never before been conducted on the territory of Republic of Macedonia. aside of determining the focus of interes of the universities and their readiness as institutions in catering to the need of their clients, the research results can also contribute to promoting the quality of the mission statments of universities.

  • Issue Year: XXXIV/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 205-218
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English