Resource allocation in higher education / William F. Massy, editor.
1996
LB2341.93.U6 R47 1996 (Mapit)
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Resource allocation in higher education / William F. Massy, editor.
ISBN
0472106864 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780472106868 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780472106868 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Publication Details
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1996.
Language
English
Description
332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Item Number
ZBWT00769809
Call Number
LB2341.93.U6 R47 1996
Alternate Call Number
QX 850
24
81.80
24
81.80
Dewey Decimal Classification
378/.02
Summary
Resource Allocation in Higher Education describes how colleges, universities, and government agencies can use budgeting processes to improve program planning and productivity. Drawn from the contributors' direct experiences as well as research findings, it blends conceptual foundations with practical insights. Many resource allocation processes in higher education need reform, and this volume will stimulate and assist that effort.
Beginning with the economic theory of nonprofits, the essays examine current budgeting systems in both theoretical and practical terms. Resource allocation systems from other domains, such as health care, are explored for relevant insights. Throughout, decentralization remains a major theme. Topics range from the eminently practical - how to establish a global accounting system or choose an endowment spending rate - to the more abstract - the theory of how various nonprofit enterprises balance academic values against market pressures. The volume ends by proposing value responsibility budgeting, which offers institutions a potentially better way of pursuing their academic values while remaining responsive to market pressures.
Beginning with the economic theory of nonprofits, the essays examine current budgeting systems in both theoretical and practical terms. Resource allocation systems from other domains, such as health care, are explored for relevant insights. Throughout, decentralization remains a major theme. Topics range from the eminently practical - how to establish a global accounting system or choose an endowment spending rate - to the more abstract - the theory of how various nonprofit enterprises balance academic values against market pressures. The volume ends by proposing value responsibility budgeting, which offers institutions a potentially better way of pursuing their academic values while remaining responsive to market pressures.
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Beginning with the economic theory of nonprofits, the essays examine current budgeting systems in both theoretical and practical terms. Resource allocation systems from other domains, such as health care, are explored for relevant insights. Throughout, decentralization remains a major theme. Topics range from the eminently practical - how to establish a global accounting system or choose an endowment spending rate - to the more abstract - the theory of how various nonprofit enterprises balance academic values against market pressures. The volume ends by proposing value responsibility budgeting, which offers institutions a potentially better way of pursuing their academic values while remaining responsive to market pressures.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Massy, William F.
Series
Economics of education.
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Background. 1. Introduction / William F. Massy. 2. Reengineering Resource Allocation Systems / William F. Massy. 3. Productivity Issues in Higher Education / William F. Massy
pt. 2. Capital. 4. Endowment / William F. Massy. 5. Optimizing Capital Decisions / William F. Massy
pt. 3. Decentralization. 6. Organizing for Effectiveness: Lessons from Business / Edward Lawler III and Susan A. Mohrman. 7. Revenue Responsibility Budgeting / Jon Strauss, John Curry and Edward Whalen
pt. 4. Other Contexts. 8. Lessons from Health Care / William F. Massy and David S.P. Hopkins. 9. Britain's "Performance-Based" System / Elaine El-Khawas and William F. Massy
pt. 5. Models. 10. Quantitative Funding Models / Harry Atkinson and William F. Massy. 11. Global Accounts / Gordon Winston. 12. Value Responsibility Budgeting / William F. Massy.
pt. 2. Capital. 4. Endowment / William F. Massy. 5. Optimizing Capital Decisions / William F. Massy
pt. 3. Decentralization. 6. Organizing for Effectiveness: Lessons from Business / Edward Lawler III and Susan A. Mohrman. 7. Revenue Responsibility Budgeting / Jon Strauss, John Curry and Edward Whalen
pt. 4. Other Contexts. 8. Lessons from Health Care / William F. Massy and David S.P. Hopkins. 9. Britain's "Performance-Based" System / Elaine El-Khawas and William F. Massy
pt. 5. Models. 10. Quantitative Funding Models / Harry Atkinson and William F. Massy. 11. Global Accounts / Gordon Winston. 12. Value Responsibility Budgeting / William F. Massy.