Resource Allocation Procedure at Queensland University: A Dynamic Modelling Project.

Autor/inn/en	Galbraith, Peter L.; Carss, Brian W.
Institution	Queensland Univ., Brisbane (Australia). Dept. of Education.
Titel	Resource Allocation Procedure at Queensland University: A Dynamic Modelling Project.
Quelle	(1986), (175 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrative Change; Budgeting; College Administration; Decision Making; Departments; Financial Policy; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Models; Money Management; Organizational Change; Policy Formation; Resource Allocation; School Organization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Department; Abteilung; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Analogiemodell; Organisationswandel; Politische Betätigung; Ressourcenallokation; School organisation; Schulorganisation
Abstract	A structural reorganization of the University of Queensland, Australia, was undertaken to promote efficient resource management, and a resource allocation model was developed to aid in policy evaluation and planning. The operation of the restructured system was based on creating five resource groups to manage the distribution of academic resources to departments. Positive outcomes of restructuring included: time scale of decision-making, additional flexibility with funds, better information, focus for decision-making, unifying influence, and cohering new directions. Negative outcomes included: increased administrative load, confrontation between department heads, between-group competition, increasing bureaucratization, and impacts on faculties and deans. Concerns about the change that were identified included: the rationale for tenurable positions and chairs, ad-hoc decision-making, staff personal problems, and inequality of access to information. The dynamic model represented the resource allocation and management mechanisms introduced in the structural reorganization. The dynamic model was evaluated by subjecting it to a variety of scenarios in the form of system stresses and policy alternatives. Questionnaires and interview schedules are appended, along with equations for the model. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC