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Frølich, Nicoline; Stensaker, Bjørn; Scordato, Lisa; Bótas, Paulo Charles Pimentel – Higher Education Studies, 2014
One common way of conceptualising recent changes in university governance is by stating that the universities are being pushed towards a market-like setting where the uniqueness of each university's strategy and capacity for introducing organizational change is seen as necessary to improve the functioning of the university. We argue that the…
Descriptors: Governance, Higher Education, Universities, Decision Making
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Kyvik, Svein – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2009
The purpose of this article is to explore how time resources for research are allocated among academic staff members in institutions where research qualifications differ much between individuals. Norwegian university colleges are used as a case. These resources, which can be regarded as scarce goods, are of two kinds: the share of working hours…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Time Management, College Faculty, Research
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Gwosc, Christoph; Schwarzenberger, Astrid – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2009
This article presents an empirical analysis of the public funding system for higher education in Germany and a comparison with five other European countries. The large number of separate student support items in Germany makes it an exception and makes the system obscure. The allocations of public expenditure to German institutions are below…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Financial Policy
Strehl, Franz; Reisinger, Sabine; Kalatschan, Michael – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2007
This international study focuses on the funding systems in the area of higher education in the following countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Portugal and Slovak Republic. Each individual country study was designed and conducted within an overall common framework by a project partner from the respective…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Administration, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance
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Sizer, John – Higher Education Management, 1992
A discussion of the use of performance indicators for evaluation and funding of higher education institutions by governments offers 10 lessons for governments and funding agencies, drawn from a study of the role played by performance indicators in the systems of Denmark, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
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Sizer, John; And Others – Higher Education, 1992
Discussion of performance indicators' use in government-institutional relationships and funding decisions for higher education institutions draws on experiences of five countries (Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom). Roles of political culture, educational funding system, and quality assessment procedures used for resource…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Education, Evaluation Criteria, Financial Support