Porter's Five Competitive Forces Framework and Other Factors That Influence the Choice of Response Strategies Adopted by Public Universities in Kenya

Autor/inn/en	Mathooko, Francis M.; Ogutu, Martin
Titel	Porter's Five Competitive Forces Framework and Other Factors That Influence the Choice of Response Strategies Adopted by Public Universities in Kenya
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Management, 29 (2015) 3, S.334-354 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-354X
DOI	10.1108/IJEM-12-2013-0187
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Guidelines; Case Studies; Surveys; School Location; Observation; Interviews; Educational Change; Educational Policy; State Universities; Generalization; Strategic Planning; Commercialization; Competition; Higher Education; Educational Quality; Efficiency; Policy Formation; College Administration; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Ausland; Richtlinien; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schulgelände; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Staatliche Universität; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Wettkampf; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Politische Betätigung; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Kenia
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to establish the extent to which Porter's five competitive forces (PFCF) framework, among other factors drive the choice of response strategies adopted by public universities in Kenya. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study design was descriptive and utilized a cross-sectional survey of all the public universities in Kenya by administering a structured questionnaire to the top management team. Additional primary data were collected through observations and interviews. Secondary data were also collected in order to corroborate the data collected from the primary sources. Findings: PFCF framework influenced the choice of response strategies adopted by the public universities "to a great extent", the most influence being the threat from new entrants. The influence of the choice of response strategies by PFCF framework was independent of the age and category of the universities. Pressure from stakeholders, changes in government policies and regulations, reforms in higher education, unethical response strategies by some universities and university location also influenced the choice of response strategies. Research Limitations/Implications: The study collected data from the top management team only; however, other stakeholders could have given additional information not reported here. Further, the research only considered public universities and not all higher education institutions (HEIs) in Kenya, and was cross-sectional, hence generalization and application of the results over a long time, respectively, may be limited. Practical Implications: The value of this study lies in HEIs achieving a competitive advantage and shaping strategic policy direction in the face of changing environment and global commodification of higher education. Originality/Value: Current public universities in Kenya have adopted a business-like approach in their operations in view of changing environment and have adopted coping strategies. Therefore, understanding the factors that influence the choice of response strategies is important for improvement of quality, efficiency and effectiveness as well as in policy formulation and serve as a guide to strategic management. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01