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Predictive Modeling of Alumni Donor Behavior

Prue, Lauren - 2010

In recent years, college and universities have relied increasingly upon the charitable contributions of its previous graduates; as the costs of tuition rise substantially, development offices are facing the challenge of creating annual fund campaigns that are minimally expensive while providing...

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Returns to Higher Education in Chile and Colombia

González-Velosa, Carolina; Rucci, Graciana; Sarzosa, Miguel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015

In the last decades, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced a dramatic increase in the levels of higher education enrollment. Using administrative data from Chile and Colombia, we find that this phenomenon is not always associated with higher private individual returns. In...

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The value of evaluation: A case study of evaluating strategic plan initiatives

Dalrymple, Margaret L - 2007

The current environment of oversight and accountability, along with declining state support for higher education, have prompted many universities to utilize strategic planning in order to achieve their objectives. Yet strangely, relatively little research has been done on evaluation models for...

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Benchmarking an undergraduate convention curriculum: An analysis of convention industry growth and human resource needs

Phelan, Kelly Virginia - 2008

The convention and event segment represents a major part of the hospitality industry in the United States. MICE services currently account for an annual economic impact of more than $122 billion (Meetings & Conventions, 2006), making it the 29th largest contributor to gross national product...

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Interior architecture in Australia and Canada, Part Two: A comparative study of the development of University Education for Interior Designers/Architects

Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture

This paper is the second in a series of comparative studies between education and practice in Interior Design/Interior Architecture between Canada and Australia. This paper discusses the similarities in the educational structure at universities within Australia and between Australia and Canada...

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The impact of selected higher education institutions on single family home values: A hedonic approach with GIS application

Stewart, Spencer Daniel - 2010

The presence of a college or university in a community can be a source of great pride and economic vitality. An institution's presence, however, may also generate unintended off-site impacts, such as traffic congestion, inadequate parking, heightened crime, insufficient taxable property, and...

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Competitive advantage: The effect of market competition on the formation of strategy in small business school higher education

Richardson, Theodore R - 2006

A competitive advantage exists when either an organization's product or service offers the same benefits to consumers at a lower cost or exceeds those benefits (Porter, 1980). Well known business schools such as the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Harvard Business...

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Navigating in a building sea of change: Successful growth strategies of two private higher education institutions

Rooney, Jo Ann - 2005

There is much that continues to be written about the growing crises within higher education, both from those directly involved in its institutions and those viewing these institutions from outside of the academy. The changing environment and the need for higher education to adapt and change are...

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Equilibrium tuition, applications, admissions and enrollment in the college market

Fu, Chao - 2010

I develop and structurally estimate an equilibrium model of the college market. Students, who are heterogeneous in both … equilibrium. I estimate the structural parameters of the model using the NLSY 97 data, via a three-step estimation procedure to … enrollee ability across colleges and a $2500 increase in average student welfare. Second, I examine the equilibrium …

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A case study of strategic planning and competitive strategy as applied to two institutions of higher education

Battle, Conchita Yvonne - 1999

The purpose of this study was to discover whether there was a similar relationship between strategic planning and the process of competitive in higher education institutions. The case study method, in conjunction with an analysis of the literature written by George Keller, Kenichi Ohmae, and...

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