Within collegial models, budgetary decisions are likely to be made through a participative process involving many staff and all the main groups, as well as senior staff and governors. This process should lead to wide acceptance or ownerspip of the decisions because it gives so many people the opportunity to take part. In practice,however,the collegial setting may well become the focal point of politcal activity rather than leading to consensual outcomes. What begins as a collegial process
eventually produces political outcomes (Bush,1986) Simkins (1986, p 27)research in secondary schools demonstrates that these political pressures tend to limit the applicability of collegial models in financial management.