@ARTICLE{26543118_26551720_2007, author = {Ivan Pavlyutkin}, keywords = {, higher education, education funding, transparency for the consumer, investment policies towards teachersdecision making practices}, title = {Resource Dependence and Institutions: Determinants of College Behavior in Three Organizational Populations}, journal = {Educational Studies Moscow}, year = {2007}, month = {1}, number = {3}, pages = {220-239}, url = {https://archive_vo.hse.ru/en/2007--3/26551720.html}, publisher = {}, abstract = {What is the connection between the external behavior of a college and its internal structure? This question is highly relevant because of the ongoing diversification of funding in Russian colleges: it is necessary to understand this connection in order to successfully manage colleges and to form their identities. To answer this question, the author uses two theoretical approaches: the resource"dependence approach and the new institutionalism. Both approaches assume a high significance of institutional surroundings in explaining the changes in organizations. A case study comparing state"owned technological, pedagogical, and law & economics colleges has been conducted in order to discover the differences between these populations of colleges. The study uses the following parameters: transparency for the consumer, investment policies towards teachers, and decision making practices.}, annote = {What is the connection between the external behavior of a college and its internal structure? This question is highly relevant because of the ongoing diversification of funding in Russian colleges: it is necessary to understand this connection in order to successfully manage colleges and to form their identities. To answer this question, the author uses two theoretical approaches: the resource"dependence approach and the new institutionalism. Both approaches assume a high significance of institutional surroundings in explaining the changes in organizations. A case study comparing state"owned technological, pedagogical, and law & economics colleges has been conducted in order to discover the differences between these populations of colleges. The study uses the following parameters: transparency for the consumer, investment policies towards teachers, and decision making practices.} }