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Facilitating growth and leadership development at small colleges through the interactive approach to strategic planning

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This article provides an overview of how the interactive approach to strategic planning can facilitate long-range development of colleges with enrollments of 2500 students or less. Presented is a detailed description of how to conduct environmental and competitor analyses, how to develop an organizational mission statement and institutional goals, and the evolution of leadership through the strategic planning process.

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  1. Winston-Salem State University, 27110, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

    Cleon F. Thompson Jr. (Chancellor, Winston-Salem State University), Alex B. Johnson (Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs) & Claudia Warren (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs)

  2. North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina

    Charles Williams (Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs)

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  1. Cleon F. Thompson Jr.
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He received his Ph.D. from Duke University.

He received his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.

She received her Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

He received his Ph.D. from Iowa State University.

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Thompson, C.F., Johnson, A.B., Warren, C. et al. Facilitating growth and leadership development at small colleges through the interactive approach to strategic planning. Innov High Educ 15, 55–64 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00889737

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