Research Catalog

Title

Managing today's university : strategies for viability, change, and excellence / Frederick E. Balderston.

Author

Balderston, Frederick E.

Publication

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, ©1995.

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Details

Description

xx, 399 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"When first published in 1974, Frederick E. Balderston's Managing Today's University was hailed as a classic in the literature of higher education management. Now, in this new, fully revised edition, Balderston offers an up-to-date and comprehensive view of current management challenges, placing them within an equally comprehensive understanding of the scope and purpose of today's university." "Covering the full range of topics - from the basics of university organization to academic focus, quality, strategic issues, and the acquisition and management of resources - the author examines the most critical questions facing administrators, trustees, faculty leaders, and all those who provide analytical support to institutional leaders." "Balderston offers advice on an array of fundamental administrative functions, as well as on meeting the challenge of value issues such as diversity and political correctness. He offers a framework for directing institutions through the critical processes of governance and leadership. He explains the complexities of financial issues such as budgeting, revenues and enrollment, and financial aid. And he examines the basic question of defining and achieving strategic direction for the university as a whole."--Jacket.

Series Statement

The Jossey Bass higher and adult education series

Uniform Title

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Subject

• Universities and colleges > Administration
• Management
• Wetenschappelijk onderwijs
• Organisatieontwikkeling
• Universités > Administration
• Universität
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index.

Contents

Part one: Basic principles of university organization -- Organizing for management -- Values of the university -- University governance -- Leadership and the presidency -- Academic organization -- Administrative and coordinating functions -- Part two: Resources -- Budgets and budgeting systems -- Revenues and enrollments -- Tuition, fees, and financial aid -- Academic resources and facilities -- Part three: Programs and quality -- Graduate education -- University research and scholarship -- Quality standards and assessment -- Part four: Managing change -- Efficiency and productivity --Retrenchment, restructuring, and "re-engineering" -- Ensuring viability, change, and excellence.

ISBN

• 0787900729
• 9780787900724

LCCN

94025143

OCLC

• ocm31436229
• 31436229
• SCSB-1856906

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library