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Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?

The purpose of the paper is to examine the financial health of selected public universities in Malaysia. The study assessed the performance of Malaysian research universities, on the primary reserve ratio, viability ratio, return on net asset ratio and net operating revenue ratio, as well as the Hi...

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Main Authors: Mohd Said, Julia, Mamat, Suaniza, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli, Borhan, Amalina
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Language:English
English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
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H Social Sciences (General)
HJ2005 Income and expenditure. The budget
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spelling my.iium.irep.1052852023-07-03T07:23:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/105285/ Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward? Mohd Said, Julia Mamat, Suaniza Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Borhan, Amalina H Social Sciences (General) HJ2005 Income and expenditure. The budget The purpose of the paper is to examine the financial health of selected public universities in Malaysia. The study assessed the performance of Malaysian research universities, on the primary reserve ratio, viability ratio, return on net asset ratio and net operating revenue ratio, as well as the Hirschman-Herfindahl Index for revenue diversification from 2010 to 2020. Results suggest poor financial health, high dependence on government funding and revenue volatility. Several universities recorded consecutive financial deficits in recent years. Third-stream revenues are low, and the universities are struggling to generate the 25% self-generated revenue target set by the government. This paper provides longitudinal empirical data on the financial health of public universities and has important implications for policymakers and university management in budget allocation and financial management decisions, particularly given the adverse financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor & Francis 2023-05-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105285/7/105285_Financial%20health%20of%20the%20Malaysian%20public%20universities%20whither%20the%20way%20forward.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105285/12/105285_Financial%20health%20of%20the%20Malaysian%20public%20universities%20whither_Scopus_In%20Press.pdf Mohd Said, Julia and Mamat, Suaniza and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Borhan, Amalina (2023) Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward? Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1360-080X E-ISSN 1469-9508 (In Press) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1360080X.2023.2207235 https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2023.2207235
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HJ2005 Income and expenditure. The budget
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HJ2005 Income and expenditure. The budget
Mohd Said, Julia
Mamat, Suaniza
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli
Borhan, Amalina
Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?
description The purpose of the paper is to examine the financial health of selected public universities in Malaysia. The study assessed the performance of Malaysian research universities, on the primary reserve ratio, viability ratio, return on net asset ratio and net operating revenue ratio, as well as the Hirschman-Herfindahl Index for revenue diversification from 2010 to 2020. Results suggest poor financial health, high dependence on government funding and revenue volatility. Several universities recorded consecutive financial deficits in recent years. Third-stream revenues are low, and the universities are struggling to generate the 25% self-generated revenue target set by the government. This paper provides longitudinal empirical data on the financial health of public universities and has important implications for policymakers and university management in budget allocation and financial management decisions, particularly given the adverse financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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author Mohd Said, Julia
Mamat, Suaniza
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli
Borhan, Amalina
author_facet Mohd Said, Julia
Mamat, Suaniza
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli
Borhan, Amalina
author_sort Mohd Said, Julia
title Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?
title_short Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?
title_full Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?
title_fullStr Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?
title_full_unstemmed Financial health of the Malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?
title_sort financial health of the malaysian public universities: whither the way forward?
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/105285/7/105285_Financial%20health%20of%20the%20Malaysian%20public%20universities%20whither%20the%20way%20forward.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/105285/12/105285_Financial%20health%20of%20the%20Malaysian%20public%20universities%20whither_Scopus_In%20Press.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/105285/
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https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2023.2207235
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