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Resource allocation challenges in South African universities: a management accounting perspective

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  • Minga Negash

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This paper makes a critical appraisal of the resource allocation process in a South African university that attempts to improve its rating in international benchmarks. Using the University of the Witwatersrand as a case study, the paper documents its challenges, and develops a balanced scorecard for one of its professional academic units. The paper contributes to the literature on higher education management, and indicates that decentralisation reduces the problem of attraction and retention of academic staff, and examines the tensions between teaching and research on one hand, and professional schools and senior management on the other hand.

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  • Minga Negash, 2011. "Resource allocation challenges in South African universities: a management accounting perspective," International Journal of Critical Accounting, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(2/3), pages 265-292.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijcrac:v:3:y:2011:i:2/3:p:265-292
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    1. Fijałkowska Justyna & Oliveira Cidalia, 2018. "Balanced Scorecard in Universities," Journal of Intercultural Management, Sciendo, vol. 10(4), pages 57-83, December.
    2. Negash, Minga & Lemma, Tesfaye T. & Samkin, Grant, 2019. "Factors impacting accounting research output in developing countries: An exploratory study," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 51(2), pages 170-192.
    3. Noor Azmi Bin Hashim & Aliyu Olayemi Abdullateef & Bashir Danlami Sarkindaji, 2015. "The Moderating Infl uence of Trust on the Relationship between Institutional Image/Reputation, Perceived Value on Student Loyalty in Higher Education Institution," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 5(3), pages 122-128.
    4. Fahmi Fadhl Al-Hosaini & Saudah Sofian, 2015. "A Review of Balanced Scorecard Framework in Higher Education Institution (HEIs)," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 5(1), pages 26-35.

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