This paper examines a network approach to leadership that creates transparency around institutional financial data using business model analysis. The network approach shifts shared governance from an emphasis on institutional dialogue and coherence towards institutional performance based on agreed upon metrics by empowering those on the front lines to make data-informed decisions that improve institutional practices aligned with performance outcomes.
As tuition levels rise, there are growing calls for fiscal responsibility and expectations that colleges and universities will use data to drive financial decisions and to tie expenditures to student outcomes. Many institutions, however, lack tools necessary to forge those connections and are forced to make financial decisions in the dark.
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