Re: business models

[PPARKER@TWSUVM.UC.TWSU.EDU]

> Date: Mon, 09 Dec 96 21:36:54 EST
> From: David Dockstader <DRDOCK00@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
>
> I think many of you are asking too much of business models.  More than you
> ask of your physics models.  No model yet begins to cover all aspects of the
> natural world.  Yet we have many models which more or less describe some
> aspects of the natural world and we find these models useful, instructive, etc.
>
> Likewise, I think business models applied to education can be useful, instructi
> ve, and can provide interesting insight into our probems.  Like physics models,
> they have to be applied with caution, common sense, and constant vigilance to
> possible pit falls.

Another model to consider was discussed in a recent Amer. Math. Soc. "Notices"
(the November issue, I think). This is the franchise model, where the
franchiser sets standards and practices which the franchisee must uphold to
the highest degree, or lose the franchise to someone who is willing to maintain
appropriate levels of compliance. In this context, requiring only 90-95%
compliance for the top certification is most generous.

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