Managing Today's University: Strategies for Viability, Change, and Excellence

by Frederick E. Balderston

Overview

"An important addition to the library of anyone concerned with orinterested in the role of the university in today's society. Thoseof us who have devoted our life's work to improving the delivery ofeducational programs and services to students will appreciateBalderston's comprehensive view of our work setting."

—Journal of College Student Development

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787900724
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/11/1995
Series:	Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 9.39(h) x 1.34(d)

About the Author

FREDERICK E. BALDERSTON is professor emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, and executive vice president of the Bernard Osher Foundation in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION.

Organizing for Management.

Values of the University.

University Governance.

Leadership and the Presidency.

Academic Organization.

Administrative and Coordinating Functions.

RESOURCES.

Budgets and Budgeting Systems.

Revenues and Enrollments.

Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid.

Academic Resources and Facilities.

PROGRAMS AND QUALITY.

Graduate Education.

University Research and Scholarship.

Quality Standards and Assessment.

MANAGING CHANGE.

Efficiency and Productivity.

Retrenchment, Restructuring, and ``Re-engineering''.

Ensuring Viability, Change, and Excellence.

Editorial Reviews

"An important addition to the library of anyone concerned with or interested in the role of the university in today's society. Those of us who have devoted our life's work to improving the delivery of educational programs and services to students will appreciate Balderston's comprehensive view of our work setting." (Journal of College Student Development)

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