Saliterer / Rondo-Brovetto The University as a Business

2011
ISBN: 978-3-531-93195-1
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 143 Seiten, eBook

Dr. Paolo Rondo-Brovetto is Professor of Public Management at the Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, Austria.
Dr. Iris Saliterer is an Assistant Professor of Public Management at the Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, Austria. Her current research activities deal with contemporary topics in governance
and public management.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saliterer, Iris

Rondo-Brovetto, Paolo

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Content;6
2;Foreword;7
3;The University in the Modern Marketplace;8
3.1;1 Introduction;8
3.1.1;1.1 The Issue;9
3.1.2;1.2 A Caution and a Qualification;9
3.1.3;1.3 Outline;9
3.2;2 The Basic Change in Funding;10
3.3;3 Students as Customers;13
3.4;4 The Limits of Efficiency;14
3.5;5 The University and Management Concepts;15
3.5.1;5.1 Other Observations;16
3.6;6 The University as a Social Critic;16
3.7;7 The Danger of Bias in Research;17
3.7.1;7.1 Commercialization of Research;17
3.8;8 The Limitation of Academic Choice;18
3.9;9 The Evaluation of the University;18
3.10;10 Education for What?;19
3.11;11 Conclusions;19
4;Why Universities are not Businesses;20
4.1;1 Abstract;20
4.2;2 Definition of businesses;20
4.3;3 Morphology of academic services;21
4.4;4 Universities as non-business institutions;22
4.5;5 The inappropriateness of business management;26
4.6;6 The challenge of reinventing university;27
4.7;Literature;27
5;Determinants for University Excellence;31
5.1;1 Abstract;31
5.2;2 Brand and university;31
5.3;3 Three kinds of universities;32
5.4;4 Three kinds of publicity;33
5.5;5 Setting goals and developing strategies;34
5.6;6 Setting up performance centres;35
6;The University Business in Transition: Of Stars, Cash Cows and Dogs;37
6.1;1 Introduction;37
6.2;2 From a Humble Beginning;38
6.3;3 In Search of the Business of the University;39
6.4;4 What should be the Business of the University in the future?;44
6.4.1;4.1 The BCG Matrix as a framework;45
6.5;5 Concluding Remarks;48
6.6;Literature;49
7;“Improved” Accounting for Universities?;50
7.1;1 Abstract;50
7.2;2 Introduction;50
7.3;3 Background;51
7.4;4 Data;52
7.5;5 Analysis;53
7.6;6 Transparency;55
7.7;7 Conclusions;55
8;Demographic Change as a Challenge to Human Resources Development;61
8.1;1 Abstract;61
8.2;2 Introduction;61
8.3;3 Demographic change and consequences for the labour market;63
8.4;4 Consequences for human resources development policies;67
8.5;5 Consequences for universities as providers of tertiary education;73
8.6;Summary and Directions for further research;82
8.7;Literature;83
9;Intellectual capital steering in universities – realizing an external/internal governance fit?;86
9.1;1 Abstract;86
9.2;2 Introduction;86
9.3;3 Reforms in the Austrian higher education sector;88
9.3.1;3.1 Starting Point of the University Reform;88
9.3.2;3.2 Elements of the latest higher education reforms;88
9.4;4 Managing for performance – university funding systems and their impact on research and teaching;90
9.4.1;4.1 First of all – the accountability and transparency challenge;90
9.4.2;4.2 Performance-informed contracting and funding-the macro level;92
9.4.3;4.3 Budgeting for performance – the meso-levels;94
9.4.4;4.4 Paying for performance – micro-levels;96
9.5;5 Conclusion;98
9.6;Literature;99
10;The University as a Business?;104
10.1;1 Abstract;104
10.2;2 Clarification of the key concepts: university and business;104
10.3;3 Similarities and differences;105
10.4;4 Two types of universities: mind versus business;106
10.5;5 Division of labour and commodification;108
10.6;6 The answer to the question posed by the heading;111
10.7;Literature;112
11;Managing the University of Botswana;114
11.1;1 Abstract;114
11.2;2 Introduction;114
11.3;3 Global Trends in Managing Higher Education;115
11.4;4 The Transformation of the University of Botswana;116
11.4.1;4.1 Reduced State Funding;116
11.4.2;4.2 Strategic Planning;117
11.4.3;4.3 Centres of Academic Excellence;121
11.5;5 Commercialization of University’s Centres;122
11.6;6 Conclusion;125
11.7;Literature;126
12;An Examination of the Major Challenges Impacting University Delivered Executive Education;127
12.1;1 Abstract;127
12.2;2 Introduction2;127
12.3;3 Areas of Agreement;128
12.4;4 Key Differences;132
12.5;5 Summary of Interviews (Organizations Listed Alphabetically);135
13;Index of Authors;136

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Paolo Rondo-Brovetto is Professor of Public Management at the Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, Austria.

Dr. Iris Saliterer is an Assistant Professor of Public Management at the Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, Austria. Her current research activities deal with contemporary topics in governance

and public management.