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University dean personal characteristics and use of management control systems and performance measures
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posted on 2020-01-01, 00:00 authored by Belete Jember (BJ) BobeBelete Jember (BJ) Bobe, Ralph KoberABSTRACT Drawing on upper echelon theory, we investigate whether university deans’ personal characteristics, including age, sex, educational background, and tenure are associated with their use of university management control systems (MCS), financial performance measures, and non-financial performance measures. We surveyed the dean of every faculty across Australia’s 39 public universities. Our results indicate that deans’ personal characteristics are associated with the emphasis they place on financial and non-financial performance measures and the manner in which they use MCS. Given the decision-making powers of deans in the corporatised university, this differing emphasis on performance measures and varying use of MCS is likely to impact university outcomes. We offer suggestions as to how university MCS could be designed and performance measures presented to take into account the particular characteristics of deans to enhance university outcomes.
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Studies in higher educationVolume
45Issue
2Pagination
235 - 257Publisher
Taylor & FrancisLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0307-5079Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2018, Society for Research into Higher EducationUsage metrics
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Social SciencesEducation & Educational ResearchLevers of controlmanagement control systemsperformance measuresuniversitiesupper echelon theoryHIGHER-EDUCATION SYSTEMSTRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIPPUBLIC MANAGEMENTUPPER ECHELONSORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIESBALANCED SCORECARDGENDER-DIFFERENCESFORECAST ACCURACYACADEMIC WORKFEMALE
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