More colleges and universities are embarking on the strategic-management process. Institutions are consciously and systematically identifying and evaluating external opportunities and threats facing higher education in your state, the nation, and the world.

Instructions

Step 1 Join with two other individuals in class and jointly prepare an EFE Matrix for your institution.

Step 2 Go to the board and record your total weighted score in a column that includes the scores of all three-person teams participating. Put your initials after your score to identify it as your team’s.

Step 3 Which team viewed your college’s strategies most positively? Which team viewed your college’s strategies most negatively? Discuss the nature of the differences.