The Motive for Indirect Cost Control in Higher Education
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Euske, Kenneth J.
Poston, Kay M.
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Higher education funding models, indirect cost control, program proliferation, cross-subsidization, product mix
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2008
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2008
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Colleges and universities throughout the world rely on different
funding models to cover costs. Regardless of the model used, these
institutions are experiencing intense pressure to control costs.
However, controlling indirect costs in traditional not-for-profit
institutions of higher learning is in direct conflict with a more
powerful survival motive. We propose that actions required to attract
and retain students lead to product proliferation in the form of
increased programmatic offerings and to other forms of student
support, which leads to higher costs. Cost containment is not a
realistic priority given the prevailing institutional structures.
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Sciences de Gestion, n (65), 2008, 73-78.
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Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
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Euske, K., & Poston, K. "The Motive for Indirect Cost Control in Higher Education." Sciences de Gestion, n (65), 2008, 73-78.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.