Unicanvas: Exploring a tool for strategic management

  1. Julio Segundo 2
  2. Mariluz Fernandez-Alles 2
  3. María Vélez 1
  4. José M. Sanchez 2
  1. 1 Department of Financial Economics and Accounting, University of Cadiz, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
  2. 2 Business Organization Department, University of Cadiz, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Revista:
Open Research Europe

Año de publicación: 2024

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

PurposeThis research proposes an adapted version of Business Model Canvas (BMC) as a strategic instrument for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). University-Model Canvas (Unicanvas) is intended to be a critical visual and dynamic tool for addressing the challenges faced by entrepreneurial universities in their quintuple helix model.Research methods/ApproachConsidering the new challenges facing HEIs, transfer knowledge, corporate social responsibility, internationalization, digitalization, sustainability, and the critical role of universities in innovation and regional development, we adapt the strategic building blocks of the BMC in the context of universities.Findings and implicationsDeparting from BMC, we propose 10 strategic building blocks against the nine BMCs, including an achievement box. The new challenges HEIs face, the expansion of university outputs, and new societal demands highlight the opportunity to use this tool instead of traditional and static strategic planning models to discuss and concretise their differentiated way of competing. The use of this participative, dynamic, intuitive, and flexible strategic tool will facilitate the holistic strategic management of these institutions in their current new challenges.