The question of the manner in which universities have organised themselves to embed the "quality" agenda in Scotland is addressed in this paper by considering whether the seemingly different structures generated are in fact sophisticated and efficient forms of resource allocation, or organic and emergent structures with only local…

Presents organizational criteria and implementation techniques that school districts can use to meet their responsibility for accountability to the community. (MLF)

This report presents data on costs associated with providing telephone service at 14 campuses of the State University of New York (SUNY) for the period January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1995. It examines the factors that affect overall costs of telephone service, and what opportunities exist for reducing telephone costs. The report includes…

This paper presents a complex, hybrid, method of cost analysis of online courses, which incorporates data on expenditures; student/course enrollment; departmental consumption/contribution; space utilization/opportunity costs; direct non-personnel costs; computing support; faculty/staff workload; administrative overhead at the department, dean, and…