Efficiency in Higher Education: Requirements, Theory, Methods and Decision Areas
Theory and Method in Higher Education Research
ISBN: 978-1-78560-287-0, eISBN: 978-1-78560-286-3
Publication date: 29 September 2015
Abstract
Universities are expected to operate with high efficiency, with ever-growing expectations from a rising number of stakeholders in society. From a theoretical perspective economic science does provide frameworks and methods in order to tackle this, with the cornerstone of defining efficiency as a simple relation of a quantity of inputs toward a quantity of outputs. For the practice of university management and policy this does not answer the crucial questions of which inputs and which outputs to measure, and how to ensure the quality aspect of such management approaches. Higher education research can contribute to answering these questions. This chapter outlines a sector-specific framework for efficiency analysis and management, including suggestions regarding how to implement efficiency-improving measures in university settings.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
This chapter presents results connected to the research project HELENA, supported by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), administrated by DLR with the ID No. 01PW11007. The author is grateful for this support as well as correction and formatting help from Archontoula Tzika as well as Golnaz Maleki.
Citation
Klumpp, M. (2015), "Efficiency in Higher Education: Requirements, Theory, Methods and Decision Areas", Theory and Method in Higher Education Research (Theory and Method in Higher Education Research, Vol. 1), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 93-118. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2056-375220150000001005
Publisher
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