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Product degradation is the deterioration of a commodity over time. Since the beginning of the 21st century, higher education in South Carolina has engaged in a process of cutting state funding to higher education. During this process questions emerged on the effects of the cuts on the many education programs that depend on state funding. The purpose of this study was to measure the perceptions of university faculty and administrators’ concerning the recent budget cuts in South Carolina and determine if the term product degradation can be appropriately applied to the educational product at state-supported four-year institutions in South Carolina.
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Carter, J.C. Quality Cutting: Perceived Faculty and Staff Effects of State Budget Cuts on Institutional Quality. Public Organiz Rev 12, 41–56 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-010-0155-y
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