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Author Dean, James W., Jr., 1956- author.

Title The insider's guide to working with universities : practical insights for board members, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, alumni, parents, and administrators / James W. Dean Jr. and Deborah Y. Clarke.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents How are businesses and universities different? How are they similar? -- American colleges and universities -- Inside the black box: schools, centers, degrees, and curricula -- How are colleges and universities influenced from outside? Regulation and accreditation -- Who are the faculty? -- Organization, affiliation, and influence inside the university -- What is academic research? -- Where does college and university funding come from? Where does it go? -- Recommendations for business and university collaboration.
Summary "This book is an introduction to universities for business people who are board members or who take leadership positions in higher education. Lack of understanding the core mission of colleges and universities limits the effectiveness of business people in higher education, and this book provides the information they need to be more successful. It covers topics such as the similarities and differences between businesses and universities, the variety among educational institutions, the role of government especially in higher education, the different types of faculty and how they got to be faculty, and how they are motivated and rewarded. ... [It] describes the nature of governance in academic organizations, and how it is shared among boards, administration and faculty ... it also describes the types of research conducted by faculty, and how research performance is assessed, as well as how classroom education has changed since most board members attended college"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject College trustees -- United States.
College trustees.
United States.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration.
Universities and colleges.
Administration.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Business management.
Business -- Management.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Clarke, Deborah Y., 1971- author.
Other Form: Print version: Dean, James W., Jr., 1956- Insider's guide to working with universities. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019] 9781469653419 (DLC) 2019011633 (OCoLC)1090709608
ISBN 9781469653433 (electronic book)
1469653435 (electronic book)
9781469653419
1469653419