ANALYSIS OF FACTORS IN STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING BY DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEIs

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Published: Jan 1, 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35426/IAv38n103.02
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IES (public and private institutions o higher education), decision making, rationality, organizational strategy, institutional values, objectives

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Rosalia Elizabeth Grados Zamorano
Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico
María Teresa de la Garza Carranza
National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico

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In the present article, an analysis of the variables that take part in the strategic decision making in the institutions of higher learning of seven universities of the state of Querétaro and Guanajuato is done. The study conjugates organizational variables and the manager variables. The results demostrate a strong correlation between the organizational objectives, ethic code, centralization, and the experience ofthe decision taker as well as the influence of their values.

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Author Biographies

Rosalia Elizabeth Grados Zamorano, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico

Professor at the University of the Valley of Mexico, Junquilla Campus, and PhD student in Administration at the Autonomous University of Querétaro. Email: rgrados@uvmnet.edu

María Teresa de la Garza Carranza , National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico

Professor-Researcher at the Celaya Institute of Technology, PhD in Administrative Sciences from ESCA-IPN. Email: tgarza@itc.mx

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