National Cheng Kung University Institute of International Management Master’s Thesis Strategy Development for Higher Education in Vietnam Student: Dao Kim Nguyen Thuy Hang RA6967011 Advisor: Chinho Lin June, 2009 [...]... existing internal constraints (Jurgen & Kerstin, 2008) 16 This is strong support for using the resource-based view in higher education For this reason this study presents how to take 5 factors of RBV to propose strategy for enhancing the quality of Vietnam s higher education And through this make competitive advantage for higher education universities in Vietnam in specific and higher education in Vietnam. .. strengths in a global competitive environment Now, higher education in Vietnam still has many problems that this study should present how to develop and improve it base on collection, analysis factors, RBV resources, and funding and higher education performance to propose strategy for HEU and education in Vietnam This means that people in higher education has to pays attention to funding, higher education. .. implications for performance funding in general If state policymakers rush into performance funding without understanding 18 the impact of their choice of indicators, they may not achieve their goals Indicators may be subject to manipulation, and performance funding may result in unintended consequences Their study provides one example of a funding that was intended to reward institutions for student learning—but... seldom been applied in the public sector, and certainly not in relation to Vietnam universities Many researches were to think that Vietnam has still many things to do to enhance the quality of Vietnam s higher education But they just gave some proposals to the highest managing level of the higher education For example, the training establishments must also have their own strategic plans in order to exploit... and the ability of institutional leaders to create a vision for the organization (Collins & Porras, 1997; Finkelstein & Hambrick, 1996) Resources have become increasingly important in higher education, where vision and leadership are important in defining a university‘s differentiated position, particularly in an increasingly global marketplace and where the unit of resource is being reduced (Fram &... the education that they are receiving Money can be a big help If Vietnam s universities have high funding, they will been getting new infrastructure, increasing quality of higher education, teaching program, enhancing researches activities and we have yet to get them Funding helps very effective in all Vietnam s universities that need quality teachers and administrators, science lab, music, arts, or foreign... participation levels In the presence of high tuition, the participation of students ineligible for assistance will be inhibited Clear and stable criteria for funding enhance the legitimacy of government policy in general, creating a favorable climate for collaboration Coupling funding with performance (or outputs) as opposed to needs (or inputs) will increase policy effectiveness if information on performance... disclosed Fiscal policies in high performing states reward improved performance on both participation and completion Clear and stable criteria for funding enhance the legitimacy of government policy in general, creating a favorable climate for collaboration Coupling funding with performance (or outputs) as opposed to needs (or inputs) will increase policy effectiveness if information on performance is produced... Furthermore, performance reflects the aggregated outcomes of the individual colleges and universities that form a system In the model, available on linking, completion, and benefits is used to estimate performance Based on our case studies of higher education systems in the Vietnam, we advance eleven hypotheses about how RBV and funding can influence the performance of higher education system Our purpose in conducting... 2004) Therefore, applying the above theories to the context of funding and RBV in strategy development for higher education in Vietnam, we propose the following hypothesis: H1: RBV (reputation) has positive impact on funding H2: RBV (architecture) has positive impact on funding 23 H3: RBV (innovation capability) has positive impact on funding H4: RBV (core competencies) has positive impact on funding H5: . and funding and higher education performance to propose strategy for HEU and education in Vietnam. This means that people in higher education has to pays attention to funding, higher education. Advantages) on Higher Education Performance. 54 4.6.3 The Influences of Funding on Higher Education Performance. 56 VI CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 57 5.1 Research Findings Implications ability of institutional leaders to create a vision for the organization (Collins & Porras, 1997; Finkelstein & Hambrick, 1996). Resources have become increasingly important in higher education,