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OverviewHigher education, especially that which is publicly funded, is under increasing scrutiny from politicians and the public as competition in this sector increases. Susanne Warning provides a comprehensive analysis of the strategic positioning of public universities as service providers in a competitive sector.The author develops two distinct theoretical approaches to the analysis of public universities. The first is the concept of strategic groups, originating in management theory. It implies that due to different returns on investment in teaching quality and research quality, heterogeneity will exist in the university sector. The second approach involves a three-stage duopoly game of competition between universities, and is underpinned by the industrial economics literature. Universities in this formal equilibrium model of differentiation position themselves in terms of teaching and research quality in order to attract students. Although the analysis is based on data for German publicly funded universities, however, the author's conclusions offer important insights for all countries where publicly funded universities play a role, particularly in the current climate of shifts towards more competitive university systems. With an exclusive combination of economic analysis and institutional data, this book will prove invaluable for anyone with a particular interest in the economics of higher education. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susanne WarningPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9781845428334ISBN 10: 1845428331 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 26 June 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. German Higher Education – Facts and Figures 3. A Review of the Literature 4. Strategic Groups in Higher Education 5. A Model of Competition: Positioning in the University Sector 6. Performance of German Universities: A DEA Approach 7. Teaching and Research as Strategic Variables of German Universities 8. Concluding Remarks Bibliography Appendices IndexReviews'A reader not only learns about Germany's system of higher education, but also is provoked into thinking about how product differentiation and strategic positioning increasingly affect the performance of colleges and universities worldwide.' - John Siegfried, Vanderbilt University, US Author InformationSusanne Warning, Universität Augsburg, Germany Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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