The Learning Factory

ISBN-13: 9780761804659 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 114 str.

Edward R. Alef; Daniel Berg

Opis

In this book, the authors equate the university to a factory that takes raw material and adds value to output a finished product desired by corporations to buy at some competitive price. The Learning Factory applies the latest management theories to running a university like a company that must make a "profit" to survive. Contents: Preface; The Learning Factory in the Continuing Education Learning Market; The Players, the Playing Field, and the Rules of the Game; The Value of the Value Chain; The Learning Factory Products and Processes Design, Development, and Market Implementation; Academic Quality Management in the Learning Factory; The Strategic Planning Process A Formula for Winning; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments."