Conclusion
The seven state systems included in this research report differ
in the ways they link institutions to one another and to state
government, and the ways they use the four key work processes
identified by this study: information management, budgeting, program
planning, and articulation. We have used a new classification
to represent differences in the design of state governance structures,
one that we believe helps to explain the extent to which systems
respond to state priorities and balance public and professional
interests.
Taken together, the answers to the five research questions in
this report present one explanation for the ways in which historical
factors, system design and governance structures influence higher
education performance. It is an explanation that must now be tested
elsewhere for its applicability to other states.
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