Pathways to the Future: Linking Environmental Scanning to Strategic Management.

Mecca, Thomas V.; Morrison, James L.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Pathways to the Future: Linking Environmental Scanning to Strategic Management.

Mecca, Thomas V.; Morrison, James L.

Community College Review, v15 n4 p35-44 Spr 1988

Describes an ED QUEST (Quick Environmental Scanning Technique) workshop demonstrating the links between an environmental scanning/forecasting process and formulation of institutional strategy. Explains ED QUEST's use in identifying and analyzing critical trends and events, and identifying the nature of the organization; developing alternative scenarios; and selecting strategic options. (DMM)

Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Prediction, School Community Relationship, Social Indicators, Trend Analysis, Two Year Colleges

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