SWOT Analysis and Complex Network Analysis to Enhance Governance in Universities by Collaboration between Academic and Administrative Faculty

This article examines the improvement in collaboration between faculty and staff at the Kobe Tokiwa University using SWOT analysis and complex network analysis. The Kobe Tokiwa University established the Research Cooperative Division (RCD). RCD has faculty and staff, and two members that are both faculty and staff. In the last decade, the Japanese Government and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) highlighted the importance of collaborative work between faculty and staff to improve governance at universities. We focus on collaborative work between faculty and staff and identify strengths and weaknesses of our university using a SWOT analysis and complex network analysis.