Managerial Implications Of Adopting Formula-based Systems of Resource Allocation
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational Management & Administration
- Vol. 27 (2), 183-191
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0263211x990272005
Abstract
This paper explores the consequences of adopting formula-based systems of resource allocation and questions some of the assumptions underpinning the development of such systems. It is based upon a case study of a university in the United Kingdom which moved, in the mid to late 1980s from a historic, centralized system of resource allocation towards a more devolved and formula-based approach. Following an account of the change process, the article discusses some practical implications for institutional managers.Keywords
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