Business practices in higher education : a guide for today's administrators / Mark A. Kretovics.
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TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2019Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429773976; 0429773978; 9780429773983; 0429773986; 9780429773969; 042977396X; 9780429430770; 0429430779Subject(s): Universities and colleges -- United States -- Business management | EDUCATION / General | EDUCATION / Administration / General | EDUCATION / HigherDDC classification: 378.1010973 LOC classification: LB2341.93.U6Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: The new edition of Business Practices in Higher Education offers aspiring higher education and student affairs professionals an understanding of the fundamental business practices of colleges and universities. The authors apply business concepts and models and explain how they can be leveraged to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of higher education institutions. Useful examples from a wide range of institutions--including small private colleage, large public universities, and community colleges--address macro-level higher education and student population issues, while also addressing micro-level issues for individual institutions or students. Business practices are critical to the academic, student affairs, and administrative sides of higher education. This book helps readers understand the true nature of higher education and appreciate how the academy effectively incorporates business practices into everyday work lives. New in this edition: Updated coverage of current practice and research New chapters on accounting, strategic planning, and fundraising End-of-chapter questions for discussion
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Previous edition: 2011.
<P><EM>Preface</EM></P><B><P>Part 1 Environment and Structure </P></B><P>1 Today's Environment</P><P>2 Organizational and Administrative Structures </P><B><P>Part 2 Finance and Funding </P></B><P>3 Economic Principles </P><P>4 Finance </P><P>5 Accounting</P><P>6 Budget Basics</P><B><P>Part 3 People and Processes </P></B><P>7 Management Principles</P><P>8 Strategic Planning</P><P>9 Managing Human Resources: Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Competent Staff</P><P>10 Marketing Basics</P><B><P>Part 4 Perspectives on the Future </P></B><P>11 Fundraising</P><P>12 Where do we go from here? What is next?</P>
The new edition of Business Practices in Higher Education offers aspiring higher education and student affairs professionals an understanding of the fundamental business practices of colleges and universities. The authors apply business concepts and models and explain how they can be leveraged to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of higher education institutions. Useful examples from a wide range of institutions--including small private colleage, large public universities, and community colleges--address macro-level higher education and student population issues, while also addressing micro-level issues for individual institutions or students. Business practices are critical to the academic, student affairs, and administrative sides of higher education. This book helps readers understand the true nature of higher education and appreciate how the academy effectively incorporates business practices into everyday work lives. New in this edition: Updated coverage of current practice and research New chapters on accounting, strategic planning, and fundraising End-of-chapter questions for discussion
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