Strategic Management in Further Education Colleges: A Pilot Study.

Explores four models of management strategy operating in seven Scottish further-education colleges: strategic control from the center, strategic "fit" emphasizing management of resources in an externally competitive environment, strategic "stretch" addressing organizational infrastructure and internal capabilities, and group-based and network-based managerial activities. Identifies implications for institutional autonomy, competition, collaboration, and change. Contains 37 references. (Author/SAS)