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Budgeting; College Administration; Colleges; Decentralization; Educational History; Higher Education

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Decentralization of authority is a natural act in universities, but decentralization of responsibility is not. A problem faced by universities is the decoupling of academic authority from financial responsibility. The solution proposed in this book for the coupling is Responsibility Center Management (RCM), also called Revenue Responsibility Budgeting (RRB). RCM attempts to couple decisions with their consequences by making a fundamental trade: ownership of revenues for financial responsibility, including the indirect costs of programs. Since its evolution 25 years ago, RCM has met with mixed success. This book explores how well it is working, contrasting the promise of RCM with its performance. The history and current state of RCM confirm, in part, the early claims of efficiency and effectiveness, but the criticisms and lessons learned make very clear that formal decentralized management requires never-ending vigilance to assure that the fundamental incentives are not being subverted. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Principles"; (3) "Budgeting and Planning"; (4) "Guidelines"; (5) "Details"; (6) "Answering the Critics"; (7) "Promise and Performance"; (8) "Lessons Learned"; and (9) "Conclusions." (Contains 14 references.) (SLD) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Case Studies; College Administration; College Faculty; Comparative Analysis; Higher Education; Models; Personnel Policy; Prediction; Statistical Analysis; Tenure

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Presents three different, complementary statistical models for predicting faculty tenure dynamics, using data from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts). The difference equation model exactly describes future behavior but requires complete specification. The Markov-chain model can predict the full life-cycle of tenure from initial age distribution and transition probabilities. The steady state model predicts long-term effects of various strategies. (MSE) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Role; Audience Awareness; Board Administrator Relationship; Change Agents; Change Strategies; College Administration; College Presidents; Governing Boards; Higher Education; Housing; Interpersonal Competence; Leadership Qualities; Organizational Climate; Personal Narratives; Public Opinion; Public Service; Public Speaking; Role Perception; School Community Relationship; Social Isolation; Spouses; Trustees

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An experienced college president offers sometimes tongue-in-cheek advice to new presidents, including insights into relationships with constituencies, interpersonal skills, the role of the spouse, accepting advice, sharing confidences, persistence, choosing priorities for change, audience awareness in public speaking, development, community service, boards of trustees, and failure in leadership. (MSE) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Budgeting; Case Studies; College Administration; Educational Economics; Educational Finance; Higher Education; Information Dissemination; Models; Organizational Communication; School Accounting

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An approach used at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts) to explain the complexity of budget balancing to the institutional community is described. The model used facilitates the determination of necessary conditions for achieving budget equilibrium and suggests some approaches to restructuring expenses to ensure equilibrium. Four scenarios are used here for illustration. (MSE)

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College Administration; Communications; Computers; Data Processing; Decentralization; Decision Making; Decision Support Systems; Higher Education

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The University of Southern California has implemented a decentralized management philosophy. Implementation of this approach to management is facilitated by making accurate management information available to decision-makers in their offices in real time. (MLW)

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