Manage Today's University: A Strategy for Vitality, Change, and Excellence

Author: Frederick E. Boardstein (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Part I consists of six chapters, covering the fundamental knowledge of university organizations.
Chapter 1 introduces the organizational structure of management.
Chapter 2 discusses university values (including the current "diversity" challenge).
Chapter 3 covers governance.
Chapter 4 explores leadership and the president, proposing a framework for leading a school.
Chapter 5 addresses academic organizations.
Chapter 6 analyzes administrative functions and their corresponding institutions.
These six chapters reflect the complexity of university operations and the patience and skills required. Chapters 3 and 4 are entirely new.
Part II has four chapters, focusing on linear acquisition and management of university resources.
Chapter 7 discusses budgets and the budget process, introducing key issues in resource allocation and management.
Chapter 8 combines revenue and admissions, as enrollment numbers and changes both generate and consume revenue.
Chapter 9 addresses tuition and financial aid, which were once a permanent topic for private universities but have now become an urgent issue for public universities.
Chapter 10 covers other important resources, including faculty, facilities, equipment, libraries, and other academic support resources.
Part III uses three chapters to discuss the academic focus and quality of universities.
Chapter 11 focuses on graduate education, one of the unique missions of research universities, the effectiveness of which is crucial to the school's development.
Chapter 12 discusses university research and creative activities, exploring the institutional characteristics of universities in these areas.
Chapter 13 addresses quality and quality assessment, a significant and highly controversial issue universities currently face.
The final part focuses on strategic and coordination issues.
The increasing emphasis on university efficiency and productivity is the theme of Chapter 14.
This chapter raises the question: What measures can universities take to prevent the continuous rise in unit costs (at constant prices)?
Chapter 15 discusses management challenges caused by funding constraints and government budget cuts, noting that this was a key issue in the 1990s reform agenda.
The last chapter, Chapter 16, discusses universities as a whole, focusing on determining and achieving the strategic direction of universities.
Coordinating the various elements of university strategy and maintaining a balance between competing for resources are key.