Missions, Matrices, and University Management: Comment

Abstract

The article reports the author's opinions regarding the article “Missions, Matrices, and University Management,” by Paul W. Hamelman, published in the March 1970 issue. The author focuses on critiquing Hamelman's statements about planning-budgeting-programming systems used for the management of universities and colleges. Hamelman's comments regarding the effect of legislative budget cuts on the quality of higher education in the U.S. are also discussed.