Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Journal Title
Public Management Review
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2023.2174588
Version
Post-print: the version of the article having undergone peer review but prior to being published
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND License.
Disciplines
Business
Abstract
This study investigates the application of the three-dimensional New Public Management (NPM) framework to the public higher education setting to examine the relationship between one of the NPM dimensions, privatization, and cost management at 159 public research institutions in the United States between 2005 and 2015. We develop four statistical measures to quantify privatization and find privatization is linked to lower costs as institutions increase the share of revenue from auxiliary enterprises and tuition and fees, but higher costs when increasing out-of- state first-year enrollment. This raises management questions about public higher education cost efficiency, access and DEI for in-state students.
Digital USD Citation
McClure, Kevin; Vamosiu, Adriana; Titus, Marvin A.; and Gray, Steffon M., "New Public Management in U.S. Higher Education: Is Privatization Associated with Lower Costs?" (2023). School of Business: Faculty Scholarship. 37.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/busnfaculty/37