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Improving Institutional Efficiency in the Spanish Higher Education System
2002
* There have been changes in the internal management, better internal efficiency in the use of the resources, and changes in the organisation and the structure of the government. The changes in the different institutions are directly linked to the external pressure to which they are subjected. The universities that are under greater pressure in terms of restrictions in their budgets or control of their results show greater initiative to adopt these changes. But the magnitude of the changes depends on the capacity of the universities to carry them out. The existence of legal, institutional or structural barriers can sometimes cause problems in the adoption of necessary changes or can modify …
Innovation, organisation and governance in Spanish universities
2001
The aim of this paper is to examine the effect of changes introduced to improve efficiency and effectiveness on the way Spanish universities function. Information and opinions collected systematically at a representative sample of Spanish universities are used to study if they can be employed to implement improvements in their organisational structure and management. The obstacles imposed by current regulations and the effect of existing incentives for change in universities’ socio-economic environment is also examined.