Managing Todays University: Strategies for Viability, Change, and Excellence

"Rarely does one have the opportunity to read such a comprehensive and wise discussion about the complexities of managing the modern university. Balderston′s revisit of his 1974 classic is on the ′must read′ list for serious students and practitioners of university governance." —Kenneth P. Mortimer, president, Univeristy of Hawaii, and chancellor, University of Hawaii, Manoa "Highly informed, thoughtful, and comprehensive... essential reading for anyone involved in managing today′s universities." —Clark Kerr, president emeritus, University of California

Spis treści:
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.

Nota biograficzna:
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.

Okładka tylna:
"Rarely does one have the opportunity to read such a comprehensive and wise discussion about the complexities of managing the modern university. Balderston′s revisit of his 1974 classic is on the ′must read′ list for serious students and practitioners of university governance." —Kenneth P. Mortimer, president, Univeristy of Hawaii, and chancellor, University of Hawaii, Manoa "Highl y informed, thoughtful, and comprehensive... essential reading for anyone involved in managing today′s universities." —Clark Kerr, president emeritus, University of California