The Case for Unfair Competition
Captive operations like in-plants support their parent organizations’ missions, bringing better flexibility and control. For this reason, insists one university administrator, the competition should be unfair.
Closed Economy. To a certain degree, the institution can be viewed as a closed economy, especially with regard to the business conducted among the departments and the SDAEs. The funds circulate within the institution and usually wind up on the president's desk to re-allocate according to his/her priorities. This is not a bad thing, and it should be understood as such by the departments that would otherwise break ranks and take their business outside.
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