TY - JOUR AU - Hackett, E. Raymond AU - Carrigan, Sarah D. PY - 1998/09/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Performance Indicators JF - Education Policy Analysis Archives JA - EPAA VL - 6 IS - 0 SE - DO - 10.14507/epaa.v6n17.1998 UR - https://epaa.asu.edu/index.php/epaa/article/view/584 SP - 17 AB - Measures of overall institutional performance were explored from a decision support perspective with twenty similar Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate II institutions. The study examined the usefulness of performance indicators in campus decision making following both a hypothesis testing and case study approach. Two conclusions were reached: first, that the performance measures most commonly cited in the literature as measures of institutional financial viability are of limited use for institution specific policy development; and second, that performance indicators are most effectively used within an institution specific, whole system framework. ER -