Linking the Institution with the Community

Abstract

Pressing society needs coupled with the ever increasing managerial challenges at institutional levelhave led to the growing application of the organization management concept and theories in the highereducation institutions. This has been one of the major drivers towards shift in the traditionalapproaches and models of the university functioning. In addition to the other functions, theuniversity-community interface has also been one of the areas that have experienced the wave ofchange. This calls for development of a sound management model that aims to facilitate theuniversity-community partnership, suited for a particular organizational context and aimed towardsaccomplishing the fundamental organizational goals.

Keywords: Linkage, Institution, Community