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The Viable System Model (VSM) in the Management of Institutions of Higher Education in Zimbabwe
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Author(s): Stansilas Bigirimana (Africa University, Zimbabwe)and Ganyanhewe Masanga (Chinhoyi University of Techology, Zimbabwe)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 22
Source title:
Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks in ICT Research
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Agripah Kandiero (Insituto Superior Mutasa (ISMU), Mozambique & Mozambique Institute of Technology, Mozambique & Africa University, Zimbabwe), Stanislas Bigirimana (Africa University, Zimbabwe)and Sabelo Chizwina (University of South Africa, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9687-6.ch006
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Abstract
This study aimed assessing the application of the viable system model (VSM) to institutions of higher learning in Zimbabwe. There is increased competition between the institutions themselves, and institutions of higher learning face decreasing budgets owing to the reduction in government financial support. These challenges threaten the viability of institutions of higher education in Zimbabwe and affect unprecedentedly their strategic orientation. The viable system model (VSM) has been recognised as a conceptual tool for understanding organizations, redesigning them (where appropriate) and supporting the management of change. From a sample of 150 respondents including vice chancellors, staff, parents and guardians, students, and other stakeholders, this study found principles of the viable system models are applied through existing organisational structures, although all institutions examined are suffering from various systems pathologies.
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