Episode Title: 5 Types of Strategic Management: A Continuum for Institutional Effectiveness

Podcast: Accreditation Unlocked: Navigating Higher Education Compliance

Host: Dr. Ken Clough, Accreditation Expert

Episode Summary: In this episode of Accreditation Unlocked, Dr. Ken Clough unpacks the five types of strategic management—linear, adaptive, interpretive, expressive, and transcendent—and explains how they form a continuum that influences institutional effectiveness. Drawing from decades of research and practical experience, Dr. Clough shows how these models apply to colleges, universities, schools, and nonprofits navigating accreditation and organizational growth.

Listeners will discover why simply having a strategic plan is not enough, how different approaches can impact mission alignment, and why accreditors value mission-driven, integrated planning over short-term fixes. Whether you’re preparing a self-study, leading strategic planning, or looking to strengthen compliance and continuous improvement, this episode offers a clear framework for understanding where your organization stands and how to move forward.

Key Segments:

• The foundation of strategic management typology
• Linear strategic management: rational but limited
• Adaptive strategic management: responding to change
• Interpretive strategic management: mission and vision focus
• Expressive strategic management: integration of adaptation and mission
• Transcendent strategic management: shaping the environment
• Moving along the continuum: growth, challenges, and opportunities

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