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Budgeting for excellence: how the university of Missouri-Kansas City transformed its budget process using the NACSLB standards.

Government Finance Review

| February 01, 2004 | Zielke, Nancy L. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

There comes a time in the life of any organization--be it a corporation, non-profit, university, or government--when culture change becomes the highest priority. Without it, the organization seems destined to become a hollow shell, far removed from the forces and needs that propelled it into existence in the first place.

Three years ago, the University of Missouri-Kansas City found itself at just such a crossroads. UMKC was suffering from the same problems plaguing many other urban universities, which were being eclipsed by prestigious private schools like the Ivies and a handful of amply endowed state universities. Far from being academically innovative, urban ...

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