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ERIC Number: EJ557126
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-080X
Competitive Tendering and Contracting within Australian Universities.
Sciulli, Nick
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v19 n2 p167-74 Nov 1997
Examines trends in competitive tendering and contracting (i.e., outsourcing) in Australian universities and their implications for university administrators, using data from a survey of 29 institutions. Looks at institutional policies, costing methodologies, services contracted out, and reasons for contracting out services. Results indicate cost reduction is the primary reason for outsourcing. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Competition, Contracts, Economic Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Money Management, Privatization, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia; Outsourcing