abstract:

Responsibility center management (RCM) is a market-based budget model that may benefit certain academic institutions. While there are supporters and opponents of the model, there is a lack of hard evidence about the potential impact of RCM on a variety of institutional variables, hence the need for this study. This study brought together the variables, "fall enrollment," "graduation rate," "retention," and "financial aid," informed by IPEDS data, to examine quantitatively changes relating to RCM implementation. Data indicates that the implementation of RCM had a positive relationship with these variables. While these outcomes may encourage the implementation of RCM, the individual goals of an institution need to be considered before the decision to use RCM is made.

摘要：

责任中心管理（RCM）是一种基于市场的预算模式，可能有利于某些学术机构。尽管该模型有支持者也有反对者，但缺乏确凿的证据表明 RCM 对各种制度变量的潜在影响，因此有必要进行这项研究。这项研究汇集了 IPEDS 数据提供的变量“秋季入学”、“毕业率”、“保留率”和“经济援助”，以研究与 RCM 实施相关的定量变化。数据表明，RCM 的实施与这些变量呈正相关。虽然这些结果可能会鼓励 RCM 的实施，但在决定使用 RCM 之前需要考虑机构的个人目标。