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Williams, Gareth – Higher Education Management, 1991
A discussion of experimentation with new and alternative funding mechanisms for higher education in other countries looks at the effects on the academic work of institutions. It is predicted that market approaches to funding higher education and the use of financial incentives rather than administrative intervention will continue indefinitely.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Economic Change, Economic Climate, Educational Change
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MacKay, Alfred F. – Journal for Higher Education Management, 1992
Although private colleges, like others, must respond to current fiscal constraints, there is strength in the variety that private institutions offer. These special combinations are market responsive, offering a desired variety in price, student body, quality, and many other, often intangible dimensions that people want and are willing to pay for.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Role, Educational Demand, Higher Education
Jellema, William W.; And Others – 1975
The financial health of private higher education in Indiana during 1968-1973 was assessed as part of a larger comprehensive study. In the report, attention is directed to enrollment trends, current fund revenues and expenditures, instructional expenditures, libraries, college administration, operations and maintenance, and balance sheets. Between…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Libraries, Educational Finance, Enrollment Trends
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Miller, Patrick; And Others – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1990
A study investigated the importance to 578 applicants of various benefits offered by a moderately selective private university. Applicants rated the institution on 43 academic, social, financial, religious, and curricular attributes. The objective was to test the efficacy of one approach to college market segmentation. Results support the utility…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Applicants, College Bound Students
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Saffu, Kojo; Mamman, Aminu – International Journal of Educational Management, 1999
A study of international strategic alliances involving 22 Australian universities indicates that a majority of universities have frameworks for internationalization initiatives, with top institutional management instrumental in initiating joint ventures with overseas institutions despite limited resources. Australian universities believe they…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, College Administration, Educational Quality
Massy, William F., Ed.; Meyerson, Joel W., Ed. – 1992
This book provides a new look at educational management in the face of mounting financial pressures. The demands for accountability that today's university administrators must face require them to apply the sophistication of modern business and institutional management while preserving the expensive and often difficult-to-measure contributions of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Garvin, David A. – 1980
The behavior of universities is considered from an economic perspective. It is assumed that both the administration and the faculty pursue goals consistent with their own self-interests. In addition to reviewing studies from other disciplines, the market in which institutions compete is described, and a formal model of the university as a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Departments, Doctoral Degrees, Economic Factors
Moore, Kathryn M.; And Others – 1985
A study was conducted by the Center for the Study of Higher Education to provide a systematic analysis of the educational and employment backgrounds, career goals and aspirations, career paths, and concerns of two-year college administrators. A national sample of 2,049 administrators at 1,219 public and private two-year colleges was surveyed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators