Public university presidential compensation: Performance, cost efficiency and spending choices
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
ISSN: 1096-3367
Article publication date: 1 March 2014
Abstract
Given the well-reported concerns over cost containment in public higher education, we believe performance should be measured based on cost efficiency and spending choices. This study develops three regression models linking presidential pay and public university performance with data for public universities that have no president change for fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2010. Analysis finds a statistically significant inverse relationship between presidential pay and resources devoted to instruction, the primary mission of most universities. A relationship for presidential compensation and enrollment is found for the individual fiscal years examined but not over time. Presidential compensation over time is positively related to spending on areas other than instruction.
Citation
Gordon, G. and Fischer, M. (2014), "Public university presidential compensation: Performance, cost efficiency and spending choices", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 557-583. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-26-04-2014-B002
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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