the reality of strategic planning at the University of Ahmed Blue Zarya in the State of Nigeria

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

قسم الإدارة والتخطيط والدراسات المقارنة، كلية التربية بنين بالقاهرة، جامعة الأزهر

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the reality of strategic planning at the University of Ahmed Blue Zarya in the State of Nigeria. . The current study used the descriptive approach to suit the nature and objectives of the study, and it was employed by identifying strategic planning problems at Ahmed Blue Zarya University, in addition to applying a questionnaire to a sample of 250 faculty members and academic leaders to detect these problems, in order to reach the appropriate recommendations to overcome those the problems.

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