Universities As Complex Enterprises : How Academia Works, Why It Works These Ways, and Where the University Enterprise Is Headed.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- OVERALL APPROACH -- UNIVERSITIES AS COMPLEX SYSTEMS -- COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS -- UNIVERSITIES AS COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS -- Nonlinear, Dynamic Behavior -- Independent Agents -- Goals and Behaviors That Differ or Conflict -- Intelligent and Learning Agents -- Self-Organization -- No Single Point(s) of Control -- Implications -- OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2: Evolution of the Research University -- Chapter 3: Mission and Structure -- Chapter 4: Leadership and Governance -- Chapter 5: Administration -- Chapter 6: Money and Space -- Chapter 7: Promotion and Tenure -- Chapter 8: Education Programs -- Chapter 9: Research and Intellectual Property -- Chapter 10: Rankings and Brand Value -- Chapter 11: Transformation Scenarios -- Chapter 12: Exploring the Future -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 EVOLUTION OF THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY -- EARLY UNIVERSITIES IN EUROPE -- University of Bologna -- University of Paris -- University of Oxford -- University of Padua -- University of Cambridge -- Summary -- EARLY UNIVERSITIES IN AMERICA -- HUMBOLDT'S INNOVATION -- MORRILL ACTS -- BUSH AND NSF -- ENGINEERING SCIENCE -- TODAY'S RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 MISSION AND STRUCTURE -- MISSION -- Athletics -- STRUCTURE -- Ecosystem: Society and Government -- Structure: Campuses, Colleges, Schools, and Departments -- Processes: Education, Research, and Service -- Practices: Education, Research, and Service -- Research Centers -- Appointments -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE -- LEADERSHIP -- Leadership and Change -- Leadership and Time -- Stewards of the Status Quo -- Leading Research Centers -- Leadership Experiences -- GOVERNANCE -- Governing Boards.

Administration and Faculty -- Other Players -- Governance Experiences -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION -- NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS AND COSTS -- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION -- CONFLICT MANAGEMENT -- Conflicts within Organizations -- Conflicts across Organizations -- People Conflicts -- COMPLIANCE AND ABUSE -- MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS -- Book Series -- THE COSTS OF CONFORMITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 MONEY AND SPACE -- ECONOMICS OF HIGHER EDUCATION -- Value of Education -- Economists' Views -- Government Subsidies -- Higher Education Bubble -- Public Endowment -- COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION -- Cost Disease -- Cost Analyses -- Indirect Costs -- Staffing Patterns -- Student and Institutional Debt -- REVENUE: TUITION -- REVENUE: GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCIES -- REVENUE: FUNDRAISING -- Fundraising Experiences -- Summary -- LESSONS LEARNED -- OVERALL ECONOMIC MODEL -- SPACE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 PROMOTION AND TENURE -- NATURE AND ROLES OF FACULTY -- Academic Disciplines -- Faculty Impact -- TT versus NTT Faculty -- Availability of Faculty Positions -- Faculty Turnover -- NATURE OF TENURE DECISIONS -- PROMOTION AND TENURE EXPERIENCES -- What Really Counts -- Making the Case -- MODEL OF TENURE DECISION MAKING -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- STEM CHALLENGES -- STUDENT POPULATION -- VALUE OF EDUCATION -- DEGREE PROGRAMS -- CURRICULA AND COURSES -- DELIVERY OF EDUCATION -- TEACHING EXPERIENCES -- WORKFORCE MODEL -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 RESEARCH AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY -- CHALLENGES -- Peer Review -- Bibliometrics -- Funding -- RESEARCH EXPERIENCES -- Libraries and Networks -- Limits of Modeling -- Healthcare Delivery -- Interactive Visualization -- Government Sponsors -- Industry Sponsors -- RESEARCH MODEL -- Submission of Articles -- Citation of Articles.

Submission of Proposals -- Overall Model -- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY -- Spin-Off Experiences -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 RANKINGS AND BRAND VALUE -- RANKING SCHEMES -- EXAMPLE OF MOVING UP -- DETERMINANTS OF RANKINGS -- BRAND VALUE -- Model of Brand Value -- More on Metrics -- Example -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 TRANSFORMATION SCENARIOS -- FORCES FOR CHANGE -- Costs and Benefits -- Globalization -- A Tsunami of Talent -- Technology -- ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -- Theory and Practice -- FOUR SCENARIOS -- Driving Forces -- Clash of Titans -- Hot, Flat, and Crowded -- Lifespan Mecca -- Network U. -- Implications -- TRANSFORMING ACADEMIA -- Clash of Titans -- Hot, Flat, and Crowded -- Lifespan Mecca -- Network U. -- HOW CHANGE HAPPENS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 EXPLORING THE FUTURE -- SENSITIVITY ANALYSES -- SCENARIO VARIATIONS -- Clash of Titans -- Hot, Flat, and Crowded -- Lifespan Mecca -- Network U. -- Projections -- POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- Across Scenarios -- Within Scenarios -- Summary -- EXTENSIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Index -- EULA.

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