Analytic vision of foresight planning in venezuelan public universities
This work sought to analyze the scope of foresight planning in managing Venezuelan public universities (VPU) within the context of the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA), Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda (UNEFM), and Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira (UNET) information society. This was a documentary study with a bibliographic design, supported on the analytic method; the intentional simple was aimed at three VPUs with foresight plans. The techniques to gather information included bibliographic review, critical reading, and content analysis, among others. Through the results, it was concluded that the VPUs under study coincide in the key areas toward where their foresight plans are aimed: teaching, research, and outreach. Additionally, one of the challenges for them from the information society is the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) both in academic and administrative issues. Regarding this, foresight planning is viable in university management. Its reach is broad, considering the present to make future scenarios in agreement with the key areas. It was recommended to identify strategic and emergent aspects at the universities, specifically the domain of corporate information/knowledge and organizational management/strategic level within the foresight framework.
Liderazgo Corporativo y Crisis Paradigmatica Universitaria
El presente articulo discute sobre la necesidad de transformacion organizacional de la Universidad del Zulia y el papel que juega la alta gerencia corporativa como lider en las universidades nacionales venezolanas, y en particular en el proceso de cambio. Se analizan las diferentes tendencias sobre el liderazgo en las organizaciones y se conceptualiza al lider del futuro, para luego insertarlo en la organizacion en cuestion. Al contrastar el desarrollo teorico con la vision del liderazgo universitario ac tual, se pudo visualizar como el lider corporativo, bajo una nueva concepcion institucional, debera estar preparado para ser agente de cambio y estar consciente de que el conocimiento y la comunicacion pueden convertirse en factores estrategicos, para motorizar cualquier transformacion paradigmatica; en el entendido que la institucion universitaria y en particular la Universidad del Zulia, se encuentran en un proceso de transicion, propio de una organizacion con capacidad para convertirse, por si misma, en lider para el cambio.
The Problems and Opportunities in Developing International Business Programs
This paper discusses the results of a survey conducted among AACSB member schools. The survey dealt with two major topical areas. These were (a) what types of International Business programs currently exist in AACSB Schools, and (b) problems associated with these programs. The paper also suggests countries that offer opportunities to Colleges of Business to pursue countty-specific programs.