Sammelbandbeitrag

Erschienen in: The University as a Business?

Herausgeberliste: Rondo-Brovetto, P; Saliterer, I

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2011

Seiten: 21-31

ISBN: 978-3-531-18045-8

eISBN: 978-3-531-93195-1

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93195-1_2

Auflage: 1. ed.

Serientitel: VS research

Abstract: 

Universities are economic institutions, but they are not businesses. Unlike businesses, they provide lecture and research services as public goods to enhance welfare. From the economic point of view, it is difficult to measure the quality of lecture and research services coming along that it is even impossible to measure their benefits. If universities are governed as businesses, the emerging market of academic services other than clearly defined services priced on markets will be imperfect. In times of New Public Management, it seems to be obvious to run universities at least like businesses. Because of the specific non-commercial target system, it actually disproves to run universities like businesses or as businesses. The economical restructuring or even commercialisation of academic services will lead finally not to more but less performance of academic institutions. In contrast, it is important to promote the entrepreneurial spirit of students, professors and all members of the university community. In order to achieve this goal, less business attitude could mean more academic performance.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Bräunig, D. (2011) Why Universities are not Businesses, in Rondo-Brovetto, P. and Saliterer, I. (eds.) The University as a Business?. 1. ed.. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93195-1_2

APA-Zitierstil: Bräunig, D. (2011). Why Universities are not Businesses. In Rondo-Brovetto, P., & Saliterer, I. (Eds.), The University as a Business? (1. ed., pp. 21-31). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93195-1_2