Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Subject: LCSH

Shift-share analysis, Higher education--Administration

Disciplines

Economics

Abstract

Shift-share analysis is a decomposition technique that is commonly used to measure attributes of regional change. In this method, regional change is decomposed into its relevant functional and competitive parts. This paper introduces traditional shift-share method and its extensions with examples of its applicability and usefulness for program evaluation and development, strategic planning, enrollment management and other traditional functions of higher education administration. To illustrate we provide an appraisal of the impact of demographic and employment changes resulting from the great recession on the MBA program of a regional private university in the state of Connecticut. We establish the validity of our shift-share based analysis with a Google Trends examination of relevant keywords.

Comments

This is the authors' accepted version of an article published by AABRI at

http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/131768.pdf.

Manuscript © 2014 Sarah M. Davis and A. E. Rodriguez.

Publisher Citation

Davis, S. M., & Rodriguez, A. E. (2014). Something old, something new: MBA program evaluation using shift-share analysis and Google trends. Research in Higher Education Journal, 23, 1-15.

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