Impact Analysis of Strategic Management and Technical University Education Standards: Sunyani Technical University in Perspective, Ghana

Abstract

Technical university education in Ghana is somewhat maiden hence very friable and face great pressure paving its way in the midst of an economy with its own inimitable constraints. This paper seeks to assess strategic management practices at these Technical Universities in Ghana with emphasis on the Sunyani Technical University. The results were compared with international standards to determine the practicality and visibility of the adopted policies and how strategic management could be leveraged to ensure competitive advantage and maximum productivity. This paper adopted pragmatic research approach and was also exploratory in design. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from primary and secondary sources. The findings show that institutional effectiveness is positively influenced by strategic management­­­: strategic resources, internationalization and innovation ecosystem were noted to impact positively on institutional effectiveness.