Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies
This paper discusses the importance of achieving quality university research and how the research contributes to the success of industry and commerce in Zimbabwe. The research boards in universities are under stress due to limited resources and budgetary constraints. There are eight anch...
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description | This paper discusses the importance of achieving quality university research and how
the research contributes to the success of industry and commerce in Zimbabwe. The
research boards in universities are under stress due to limited resources and budgetary
constraints. There are eight anchor elements that characterize most successful companies
in United States of America that can be used as a framework of achieving research
breakthrough in institutions of higher learning in Zimbabwe. Being stakeholder driven
institutions of, the issue underpins the importance of being more closer to the customers
in so far as research excellence can be achieved. The author further seeks to add a ninth
anchor element, leadership which is the umbilical cord which houses the 8 anchor elements
that characterise companies that have achieved breakthrough in business strategies.
Lastly, the author assesses the importance of magnetic leadership for achieving research
breakthrough in universities. |
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spelling | ir-11408-3802022-06-27T13:49:06Z Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies Duve, Richard Research excellence, universities, Zimbabwe, anchor elements, excellent companies. This paper discusses the importance of achieving quality university research and how the research contributes to the success of industry and commerce in Zimbabwe. The research boards in universities are under stress due to limited resources and budgetary constraints. There are eight anchor elements that characterize most successful companies in United States of America that can be used as a framework of achieving research breakthrough in institutions of higher learning in Zimbabwe. Being stakeholder driven institutions of, the issue underpins the importance of being more closer to the customers in so far as research excellence can be achieved. The author further seeks to add a ninth anchor element, leadership which is the umbilical cord which houses the 8 anchor elements that characterise companies that have achieved breakthrough in business strategies. Lastly, the author assesses the importance of magnetic leadership for achieving research breakthrough in universities. 2014-08-28T11:23:41Z 2014-08-28T11:23:41Z 2011 Article http://hdl.handle.net/11408/380 en The Dyke;Vol. 5.2 open Midlands State University |
spellingShingle | Research excellence, universities, Zimbabwe, anchor elements, excellent companies. Duve, Richard Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies |
title | Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies |
title_full | Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies |
title_fullStr | Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies |
title_full_unstemmed | Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies |
title_short | Achieving research excellence Zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies |
title_sort | achieving research excellence zimbabwean universities: a review based on the eight anchor elements characterising excellent companies |
topic | Research excellence, universities, Zimbabwe, anchor elements, excellent companies. |
url | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/380 |
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