Open AccessPerformance Indicators
Author(s) -
E. Raymond Hackett,
Sarah D. Carrigan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
education policy analysis archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.727
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 1068-2341
DOI - 10.14507/epaa.v6n17.1998
Subject(s) - institution , perspective (graphical) , performance indicator , higher education , psychology , accounting , business , sociology , economics , computer science , economic growth , social science , marketing , artificial intelligence
Measures of overall institutional performance were explored from a decision support perspective with twenty similar Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate II institutions. The study examined the usefulness of performance indicators in campus decision making following both a hypothesis testing and case study approach. Two conclusions were reached: first, that the performance measures most commonly cited in the literature as measures of institutional financial viability are of limited use for institution specific policy development; and second, that performance indicators are most effectively used within an institution specific, whole system framework.