Governance structures and performance measurement and management in higher education institutions: A comparative study between Portuguese and British universities

Melo, A., Sarrico, C. and Radnor, Zoe Jane 2008. Governance structures and performance measurement and management in higher education institutions: A comparative study between Portuguese and British universities. Presented at: 12th International Research Society for Public Management Annual Conference (IRSPM 12 2008), Brisbane, Australia, 26-28 March 2008.

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to understand the way two higher education systems that have arguably different modes of governance – the British and the Portuguese – deal with performance measurement, reporting and management. This analysis will help to comprehend the influence that governance structures may have on these tasks, especially on the use of performance information for improvement purposes. The framework used will integrate, on the one hand, literature on performance measurement and management systems, and, on the other, literature on governance and management structures. Performance measurement and management will be presented through a systems view, and performance measures will be defined within the input-process-output model. Governance and management structures will be analysed through a new conceptual framework which establishes: first, the relationship between universities, the state and the market; and secondly, the relationship between the estates that constitute each university’s governing bodies – academic, student, administrative and external members.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Uncontrolled Keywords:	logistics; operations management
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:42
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/24675

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