Contract Management or Self-Operation: A Decision-Making Guide for Higher Education

Offers an objective framework for deciding how best to operate any campus function. The book emphasizes the questions administrators should ask and the analysis they should perform to determine whether self-operation, contract management, or some combination will offer the best opportunities for meeting the institution's goals and objectives. Published by APPA for the Council of Higher Education Management Associations.

Contents:

* The Origins of Contract Management
* Conceptual Decision Process
* Functional Decision Process
* Epilogue: The Outcome of the Decision Process
Appendices:
A. The Contract (sample contract sections)
B. Building the Evaluation Criteria
C. Directory of Higher Education Management Associations