Support for Performance-Based Funding: The Role of Political Ideology, Performance, and Dysfunctional Information Environments

被引:13
作者
Rabovsky, Thomas [1 ]
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Sch Publ & Environm Affairs, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
关键词
HIGHER-EDUCATION; GRADUATION RATES; ACCOUNTABILITY; MANAGEMENT; STATES; REPRESENTATION; IMPACTS; BUDGETS; POLICY; VALUES;
D O I
10.1111/puar.12274
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
As performance-based mechanisms for accountability have become increasingly commonplace in the public sector, it is apparent that administrative reactions to these reforms are central in determining their effectiveness. Unfortunately, we know relatively little about the factors that drive acceptance of performance-based accountability by administrative actors. This article employs data collected from an original survey instrument to examine the perceptions of presidents at American public colleges and universities regarding performance funding. The author finds that acceptance of performance as a basis for funding is driven by a variety of factors, including the partisanship of the state legislature, organizational performance (measured by institutional graduation rates), dysfunction in the external information environment, and the political ideology of university presidents.
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页码:761 / 774
页数:14
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