A change management in the enhancement of the private university governance quality: A case study

Abstract

Balitar Islamic University, the only progressive developed private university declaring as an entrepreneurial University in East Java Indonesia, appeared to have entrepreneurial change management that was important to research. This resesarch focused on the : (1) Contexts for the governance enhancement at the Balitar Islamic University, (2) Strategies for the governance enhancement at Balitar Islamic University, (3) Conflict management for the governance at Balitar Islamic University, (4) Respon and outcome management for the governance at Balitar Islamic University, and (5) Framework of the change management for the governance enhancement at Balitar Islamic University.It has been concluded that (1) the organization change for the quality governance of Balitar Islamic University has been done on the basis of existing problems, but not on the basis of strategic planning, (2) the Balitar Islamic University employed turnarround strategy that focusing on the compliance of legal operational permission, accreditation, enhancement of the learning facilities and infrastructures, and benchmarking with quality universities abroad. Besides, Rector and the chairman of the foundation used enterpreneurial approach, (3) conflicts in this change were not clearly seen, but the most crucial conflicts in the part of management was managed by using the so-called Family approach, (4) respons and attitude of the acadamian are given openly feedback and participants involvement,(5) the framework for the change can be described as follow: (a) firstly, the change was conducted due to the existing problem, (b) secondly, change was done rapidly with turnarround strategy and entrepreneurship approaches, (c) thirdly, the change process was done by deviding roles and responsibilities, (d) fourthly, BalitarIslamic University gained trusts from the academian, Regional Private University Coordinator, Local government, and Community organization that awarded Rector the Victory Indonesian Enterpreneur and Education