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Grassmuck, Karen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
By merging and sharing operations with other institutions, small colleges can cut a variety of administrative costs. Interest in mergers is especially strong at private liberal arts colleges but has included two-year and vocational schools. Such partnerships can extend the life of a college or even promote growth. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Survival, Liberal Arts, Mergers
Grassmuck, Karen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Financial pressures are forcing the closure of some teaching hospitals and retrenchment using such strategies as development of ambulatory care and satellite facilities, merging with or acquiring other hospitals, and shortening patient hospital stays. A table lists revenues and profit margins for the 20 largest university-owned teaching hospitals.…
Descriptors: Costs, Economic Factors, Finance Reform, Financial Problems
