Macroenvironmental Analysis Forstrategic Management: Stakeholders'view of Ghana's University Libraries

ple, Franco (1995) in a study of human resourcesin the library system of the Pontifical CatholicUniversity of Chile (SUBC) made several ob-servations that confirm some of the findings inthis study. On the socio-cultural dimension shealso found out that there was a negative impactof historical weaknesses of public libraries andschool libraries on university library developmentin Chile, exacerbated by poor reading habits ofthe young. Like this study Franco (1995) alsofound the positive or negative effects of monetaryexchange policies and the markets on the biblio-graphic materials acquisition budget of her uni-versity library. She highlights stringent customslaws and regulations and their negative impacton collection development of SIBUC.This study has also supported results in researchon planning in developing countries, for exampleas regards several factors that differentiate theplanning environment in developing countriesfrom that of developed countries as identified byFlores (1972), Adegbite (1986), Fubara (1986) andMrema (1987). Such factors include the absence oftechnology required to systematically monitor theexternal environment and collect needed data, ahighly unstable economic and political environ-ment, the absence of technological infrastructureand the lack of political will for information-re-lated development.The findings of the present study also supportthe findings of management research in the trans-ferability of management theory and practicesdeveloped in western economies to other coun-tries. The findings of Kiggundu, Jorgensen