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The Role of Information in the Decision-Making Processes of Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial Officers at Liberal Arts Colleges

Dodd, David W.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4223-1486
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1501862986259951

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Higher Education (Education).
Private liberal arts colleges are struggling and the number of these institutions is declining dramatically. Significant changes are underway that threaten these institutions and the form of education they provide. The more that can be known about the challenges confronting these institutions, as well as strategies effective in addressing them successfully, the greater the prospects are for sustaining liberal arts education. In this qualitative multi-case study, I investigated decision-making by chief academic officers and chief financial officers at four private liberal arts colleges. Findings revealed tensions dealing with mission, financial health, changes in the external environment, and other areas. Response mechanisms by the institutions to address these challenges were identified, as were characteristics of effective senior leaders. Ultimately, the morphing of liberal arts colleges into other types of institutions does not necessarily equate to the end of liberal arts education, nor the ability of these institutions to provide that education.
Peter Mather, PhD (Advisor)
372 p.
Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Information Science
decision-making; case study; qualitative; higher education; liberal arts colleges; structured information; unstructured information; chief academic officer; chief financial officer

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  • Dodd, D. W. (2017). The Role of Information in the Decision-Making Processes of Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial Officers at Liberal Arts Colleges [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1501862986259951

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dodd, David. The Role of Information in the Decision-Making Processes of Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial Officers at Liberal Arts Colleges. 2017. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1501862986259951.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dodd, David. "The Role of Information in the Decision-Making Processes of Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial Officers at Liberal Arts Colleges." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1501862986259951

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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