Academic turnarounds [electronic resource] : restoring vitality to challenged American colleges and universities / edited by Terrence MacTaggart.
MacTaggart examines the several stages that comprise institutional turnarounds and offers practical advice on setting and reaching higher levels of performance. MacTaggart also discusses the early indicators of a college or university's need for a turnaround. He and his colleagues outline financial trends and other indicators of distress, as well as benchmarks for the various stages in an effective turnaround strategy. --from publisher description.
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- ISBN: 9781607096610 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1607096617 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 129 p.) : ill.
- Edition: 1st Rowman & Littlefield pbk. ed.
- Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, c2007.
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General Note: | Originally published: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2007. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The three stages of college and university revitalization -- Critical success factors in restoring financial health / Terrence MacTaggart -- Transforming ugly ducklings : marketing and branding the new American colleges / Jerry Berbert -- Academic revitalization : fulfilling the turnaround promise / Adrian Tinsley -- A practical guide to financial matters / Michael T. Townsley -- Turnaround in public higher education / Terrence MacTaggart -- Institutions in distress : what is a new president to do? / Kenneth A. "Buzz" Shaw -- Advice to trustees, donors, and accreditors / Terrence MacTaggart. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Public universities and colleges > United States > Administration. University autonomy > United States. Higher education and state > United States. |
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