Abstract:Brandeis University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to close the Rose Art Museum (Waltham, Mass.). The proceeds from the subsequent auction were to be reinvested in the university to ensure its long-term financial health. The reaction to the decision by campus constituencies provides a case study to show the complex nature of universities as organizations. Universities are not top-down, linear organizations designed to rationally execute a business plan. Instead, they are complex, amorphous, and often conv… Show more
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