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The Organization of Higher Education: Managing Colleges for a New Era
Michael N. Bastedo
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Description for The Organization of Higher Education: Managing Colleges for a New Era
Hardback. Tierney, University of Southern California; and the late J. Douglas Toma, University of Georgia Editor(s): Bastedo, Michael N. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Colleges and universities are best understood as networks of departments working together to fulfill a mission of education, innovation, and community partnership. To better understand how these large and complex institutions function, scholars can apply organizational and strategic planning concepts made familiar by business management. This book follows that model and explores the new and emerging ways by which organizational theories address major contemporary concerns in higher education. The contributors to this volume are both influenced and inspired by the pioneering work of Marvin Peterson and his four-decade career researching higher education organization. Comprising a serious re-examination of the field, ... Read more
Colleges and universities are best understood as networks of departments working together to fulfill a mission of education, innovation, and community partnership. To better understand how these large and complex institutions function, scholars can apply organizational and strategic planning concepts made familiar by business management. This book follows that model and explores the new and emerging ways by which organizational theories address major contemporary concerns in higher education. The contributors to this volume are both influenced and inspired by the pioneering work of Marvin Peterson and his four-decade career researching higher education organization. Comprising a serious re-examination of the field, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421404479
SKU
V9781421404479
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About Michael N. Bastedo
Michael N. Bastedo is an associate professor of education at the University of Michigan.
Reviews for The Organization of Higher Education: Managing Colleges for a New Era
Very knowledgeable on this subject and has done excellent work in locating talent, compiling content, organizing ideas and presenting them well in this excellent work. Biz India Magazine A bold work whereby Bastedo and his colleagues attempt to span the scholarly chasm between higher education and organizational studies. The volume is essential in that it not only provides those in ... Read more