A New Turn in University Management Guided by the Founding Spirit

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02933
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: KATO Takeshi 筑波大学, 教育推進部, 准教授 (10233800)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 大学マネジメント / 建学の精神

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In an increasingly challenging business environment, strengthening the management capabilities of universities is becoming a major social issue. Private universities are expected to develop unique activities based on their own founding spirit.
In this study, first, we examined the policy changes that have promoted the revitalization of management based on the spirit and their impact on university behavior. Second, through intensive research, we developed four theoretical models for the effective use of the spirit as a management tool. In addition, we have discussed the important role that the spirit should play in promoting the recent important management issues such as DX and SDG's promotion.

Free Research Field

高等教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の最大の意義は、マネジメントツールという視点からこれまであまりとりあげられることのなかった建学の精神に着目し、時代の要請に応えるべく有効活用を図る方策について調査研究を行った点である。研究成果として4つの理論を試作することとなった。
このことに加えて、DXおよびSDG’sの推進という新たな重要経営課題への取組みにあたっても、建学の精神が重要な役割を果たし得ることについて、立論を試みた。