This critique of modern academia is also a proposal for making campuses more effective -- that is, better at meeting the clients' or customers' needs. The author addresses the problems that many academic institutions have today in clinging to the practices and organization of the past. By outlining the many problems in organization that colleges and universities face today, the author hopes to reveal workable solutions.
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Wake up call,
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Tierney advocates the application of reengineering principles in institutions of higher education. His arguments are convincing, and he provides excellent guidance to those seeking fundamental redesign of their campuses. He neither deludes the reader into thinking the undertaking will be a one-time, simple task, nor makes it seem like a pipe dream. I recommend this to higher education administrators and to anyone interested in the continuing viability of higher education institutions.
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A Must Read for Higher Ed Administrators,
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In this book Tierney offers a valid and insightful look at the current state of higher education, and offers readers advice for reengineering their organization. A must-read for administrators in higher education.
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When I conduct case studies on organizational change in higher education, one of the questions I ask is, "If you were able to create a new institution, instead of changing the existing one you work in, what would be different?" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Through the Looking Glass (Classics Illustrated) by Lewis Carroll on page 55
- Cultural Studies: Volume 7, Issue 3 (Cultural Studies Journal) by Lawrence Grossberg in Back Matter
- The Responsive University: Restructuring for High Performance by William G. Tierney in Back Matter
- Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll on page 55
- Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research: Volume XIX by John C. Smart on page 130, and page 373
- Higher Ed, Inc.: The Rise of the For-Profit University by Richard S. Ruch in Back Matter
- Preparing For College: Nine Elements of Effective Outreach (S U N Y Series, Frontiers in Education) by William G. Tierney in Back Matter
- Academic Capitalism and the New Economy: Markets, State, and Higher Education by Sheila Slaughter on page 7
- Academic Tribes and Territories: Intellectual Enquiry and the Cultures of Disciplines by Tony Becher in Back Matter
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