The effect of responsibility centre budgeting/responsible centre management on the role of academic deans in a public university

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dc.contributor.authorJarvie, Deborah L.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorNelson, Toni
dc.date.accessioned2007-04-25T16:21:35Z
dc.date.available2007-04-25T16:21:35Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxi, 140 leaves ; 28 cm.en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Responsibility Centre Budgeting/Responsibility Centre Management (RCB/RCM) on the role of academic deans in a public university. A model was developed in the study, incorporating the traditional role of deans, the components of a responsibility centre budge, and current management theories. Using this model, a new dimension of the deans' decisional role emerged. The increased decision-making is characterized and bound by issues of autonomy, accountability, communication, and contingent factors. The research implies that the deans studied in this particular RCB/RCM system carry out roles similar to those of general managers in the for-profit sector. An implication for academics holding this expanded role is that knowledge and/or training in RCB/RCM systems is required. Additionally, workload generated by this type of system, and the accountability it imparts on deans, necessitates the assistance of individuals trained in budget preparation.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/132
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2002en
dc.publisher.facultyManagement
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectDeans (Education) -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen
dc.subjectUniversities and colleges -- Administration -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen
dc.subjectUniversities and colleges -- Finance -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen
dc.subjectUniversities and colleges -- Decentralization -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.titleThe effect of responsibility centre budgeting/responsible centre management on the role of academic deans in a public universityen
dc.typeThesisen
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