Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to elicit perceptions of senior officers on the overall financial sustainability of their institutions; and, second, to examine senior officers’ perceptions on important revenue diversification and cost management practices. Design/methodolog...

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Main Authors:	Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli, Ismail, Suhaiza, Siraj, Siti Alawiah
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2019
Subjects:	HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education
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spelling	iium-718102019-07-12T02:22:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71810/ Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Ismail, Suhaiza Siraj, Siti Alawiah HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to elicit perceptions of senior officers on the overall financial sustainability of their institutions; and, second, to examine senior officers’ perceptions on important revenue diversification and cost management practices. Design/methodology/approach – The study employed a questionnaire survey with senior academic and administrative staff of the 20 public universities in Malaysia. In total, 275 questionnaires were distributed and 69 were returned, yielding a response rate of 25.09 per cent. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the general perceptions of the survey respondents on public university financial sustainability issues. Findings – The study suggests that respondents are receptive of the financial sustainability challenges faced by their institutions. Respondents agree that increasing tuition fees may not be a feasible revenue enhancement strategy for public universities. Instead, all respondents agree that full utilisation of resources will be a key strategy that the universities can apply. Originality/value – This study contributes to the limited research on the financial sustainability of public universities in developing countries. Findings of the study have implications for the financial management and governance of public universities in Malaysia and other countries facing similar fiscal challenges. The findings of the study also provide important empirical evidence for future work in the area. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71810/1/71810_Financial%20sustainability%20of%20Malaysian_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71810/2/71810_Financial%20sustainability%20of%20Malaysian_wos.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71810/3/71810_Financial%20sustainability%20of%20Malaysian_scopus.pdf Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Ismail, Suhaiza and Siraj, Siti Alawiah (2019) Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions. International Journal of Educational Management, 33 (2). pp. 317-334. ISSN 0951-354X https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJEM-06-2017-0140 10.1108/IJEM-06-2017-0140
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spellingShingle	HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Ismail, Suhaiza Siraj, Siti Alawiah Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
description	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to elicit perceptions of senior officers on the overall financial sustainability of their institutions; and, second, to examine senior officers’ perceptions on important revenue diversification and cost management practices. Design/methodology/approach – The study employed a questionnaire survey with senior academic and administrative staff of the 20 public universities in Malaysia. In total, 275 questionnaires were distributed and 69 were returned, yielding a response rate of 25.09 per cent. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the general perceptions of the survey respondents on public university financial sustainability issues. Findings – The study suggests that respondents are receptive of the financial sustainability challenges faced by their institutions. Respondents agree that increasing tuition fees may not be a feasible revenue enhancement strategy for public universities. Instead, all respondents agree that full utilisation of resources will be a key strategy that the universities can apply. Originality/value – This study contributes to the limited research on the financial sustainability of public universities in developing countries. Findings of the study have implications for the financial management and governance of public universities in Malaysia and other countries facing similar fiscal challenges. The findings of the study also provide important empirical evidence for future work in the area.
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author	Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Ismail, Suhaiza Siraj, Siti Alawiah
author_facet	Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Ismail, Suhaiza Siraj, Siti Alawiah
author_sort	Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli
title	Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
title_short	Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
title_full	Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
title_fullStr	Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
title_full_unstemmed	Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
title_sort	financial sustainability of malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
publishDate	2019
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Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions

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