Masters Theses
Abstract
"The selection of an appropriate strategy is critical for a university's success, and each university needs to capitalize on its own specialties and competencies for a competitive advantage. Strategy creation and planning in universities is generally a collective effort which relies on consensus. It is a complex process involving the setting of objectives and goals to achieve the strategic vision, and an analysis tool for evaluating and comparing different options and prioritizing objectives and goals is required. A high deductive capacity is necessary for aggregating the different trade-offs while prioritizing, which is challenging for a human mind. This thesis demonstrates the use of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a structured approach to such decision making, which allows trade-offs to be considered in a systematic manner"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Myers, Donald D., 1939-2009
Committee Member(s)
Daughton, William
Nystrom, Halvard E.
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Engineering Management
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Fall 2007
Pagination
ix, 101 pages
Geographic Coverage
Missouri
Rights
© 2007 Mihir Gokhale, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Decision making -- Mathematical models
Strategic planning -- Case studies
Universities and colleges -- Decision making -- Missouri
Thesis Number
T 9368
Print OCLC #
261124085
Electronic OCLC #
226372555
Link to Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
Gokhale, Mihir, "Use of analytical hierarchy process in university strategy planning" (2007). Masters Theses. 4608.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4608
