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Peer reviewedCage, Alvin C. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Examines recent developments in field of systems theory that can improve library management practices by broadening perspective in which these problems may be approached. The concept of organizational life cycles is discussed and a paradigm for application of its principles is developed. An Rx decision chart is appended. (9 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Library Administration, Library Planning, Management Systems
Peer reviewedMoore, John W.; Langknecht, Linda F. – Planning for Higher Education, 1986
In light of the complexity of the administrative conditions in higher education institutions, academic planners must prepare for the 1980s by increasing their understanding of the institution as a political system and learning to plan under conditions of economic adversity and intense political action. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, College Planning, Decision Making
Doyle, Ken J.; Seagren, Alan T. – 1984
The impact on an organization's capacity to respond inevitably to changing needs of the many variables affecting the organization is considered, along with a framework for developing innovations, especially in a time when colleges are facing a period of contraction. A contingency approach to the management of innovation focuses on the influence of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Environment, College Planning
Brentrup, Robert J. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The experience of Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) in developing a campuswide information system to enhance the computing culture is discussed, focusing on four elements: the philosophy of computing as a public utility; investment in physical network infrastructure; standardization of workstations; and development of content-neutral network…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Equipment, Facility Improvement
Berg, Gunnar – 1984
This report discusses the structural conditions under which organizational development (OD), as employed in the school systems of the United States and Canada, is more or less applicable to schools. The first section (chapters 1-6) reviews papers and books, concerning either OD in general or the ways in which the ideas of OD have been used in the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Download full textKoehoorn, Mieke; Lowe, Graham S.; Rondeau, Kent V.; Schellenberg, Grant; Wagar, Terry H. – 2002
Insights from a variety of research streams were synthesized to identify the key ingredients of a high-quality work environment in Canada's health care sector and ways of achieving high-quality workplaces in the sector. The following sets of interacting factors were considered: (1) the work environment and the human resource practices that shape…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Educational Research, Employer Employee Relationship
