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 this article, an analysis of the variables that intervene in strategic decision-making in the institutions of higher learning of seven universities in the states of Querétaro and Guanajuato is done. The study combines organizational variables and manager variables. The results demonstrate a strong correlation between organizational objectives, ethical code, centralization, and the experience of the 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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