Resource management for colleges and universities. / William F. Massy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massy, William F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--United States--Finance.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration--Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"This is a professional title about financing operations at institutions of higher education. The author describes how universities are now using comprehensive activity-based models to understand their teaching and research revenues, costs, margins, and operating details, and he explains how to predict the results of enrollment and other changes as needed in budget planning. He presents detailed narratives about how the new models are being used to inform major university decisions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Changing the conversation

Getting into AR models

Building trust in your AR model

Pilbara's full-function AR model

Historical models and operating decisions

Predictive models and scenario planning

Comprehensive program review

Universities as mission-driven enterprises

The way forward

Appendix A. Activity analysis detail

Appendix B. Scoring market data with fuzzy logic.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4214-3786-4