Budgeting and resource allocation in universities: a public choice approach
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The calls for colleges and universities to improve their productivity are coming thick and fast in Brazil. Many studies are suggesting evaluation systems and external criteria to control the quality of teaching and research in universities. Since universities and colleges are not profit-oriented organizations (considering only the legitimate and serious research and teaching organizations, of course), the traditional microeconomics and administrative variables used to measure efficiency do not have any direct function. An alternative would be to create an “as if” market control system to evaluate performance in universities and colleges. Internal budget and resources allocation mechanism can be used as incentive instruments to improve quality and productivity. It will be the main issue of this article.
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SILVA, M. F. G. da. Budgeting and resource allocation in universities: a public choice approach. RAE - Revista de Administracao de Empresas , [S. l.], v. 40, n. 4, p. 48–55, 2000. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/37778. Acesso em: 5 jul. 2024.
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