Governance and Performance Management in Public Universities: Current Research and Practice

This edited volume provides a comparative approach and international perspective on applying performance management to university governance, focusing on the Third Mission of higher education institutions and enhancing decision-makers' ability to frame dynamic complexity. It analyzes cause-and-effect relationships in affecting public outcomes, manages trade-offs in time and space, and detects and counteracts unintended behavioral effects from quantitative performance assessment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This edited volume makes a significant contribution to the ongoing research and practice of implementing performance management in university governance. Through extensive use of case studies and empirical findings, it offers a comparative approach and international perspective on the topic. A particular emphasis is placed on leveraging performance governance in higher education institutions, particularly in fulfilling their Third Mission. Furthermore, the book aims to enhance decision-makers' ability to navigate dynamic complexity by focusing on analyzing the cause-and-effect relationships in influencing public outcomes. This includes effectively managing trade-offs in both time and space, as well as identifying and mitigating unintended behavioral effects resulting from the reliance on formal systems that prioritize quantitative performance assessment.

This edited volume contributes to the ongoing research and practice of implementing performance management in university governance.

Through extensive use of case studies and empirical findings, it offers a comparative approach and international perspective on the topic.

A particular emphasis is placed on leveraging performance governance in higher education institutions, particularly in fulfilling their Third Mission.

Furthermore, the book aims to enhance decision-makers' ability to navigate dynamic complexity by focusing on analyzing the cause-and-effect relationships in influencing public outcomes.

This includes effectively managing trade-offs in both time and space, as well as identifying and mitigating unintended behavioral effects resulting from the reliance on formal systems that prioritize quantitative performance assessment.

Weight: 349g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030857004
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022