Abstract
This chapter discusses the 'dynamism' of indicators, which depends on several factors. It describes 'successful' indicators as authoritative or significant, since they gather networks of technologies, constituents, and things. It then presents three case studies that study the sets of indicators of higher educational institutions, namely the transnational rankings of business schools, world university rankings, and US law school rankings. This chapter also takes a look at certain psychological and social factors that turn numbers and rankings as transitive, definite, and simplifying heuristics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Governance by Indicators |
Subtitle of host publication | Global Power through Quantification and Rankings |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199949915 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199658244 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 20 2012 |
Keywords
- Dynamism
- Heuristics
- Higher educational institutions
- Successful indicators
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences