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Roberts, Jane M. E.; Pellerzi, Joseph H. – 1984
A case study describes how a rural local education agency (Allegany County, Maryland) developed a comprehensive staff development system. It presents some contextual and theoretical background information, summarizes the problem as perceived by key actors, and then describes a series of activities resulting in the development of the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Interprofessional Relationship

Misumi, Jyuji; Peterson, Mark F. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1985
An overview is provided of the research conducted in Japan during the past 30 years on the Performance-Maintenance Theory of Leadership. Experimental and field studies are described which suggest that the consequences of leadership in Japan result from interaction of performance-oriented and maintenance-oriented behaviors. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Centralization, Decentralization, Foreign Countries

Frost, Susan H.; Bidani, Pankaj – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1998
Provides an annotated list of articles on use of teams in higher education, including organizing concepts for effective team-building, administrative strategies and effectiveness, case studies of teams at work, and lessons learned from the business context. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Annotated Bibliographies, Business Administration, Case Studies
Torbert, William R. – Revision, 1983
The idea of "Executive Mind" carries with it the notion of purposeful and effective action. Part I of this paper characterizes three complements to "Executive Mind"--"Observing Mind,""Theorizing Mind," and "Passionate Mind"--and offers historical figures exemplifying all four types. The concluding…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Art
Sange-Walters, Peggy; And Others – 1987
A collaborative approach to solving school problems in Maryland emphasizes planned change through organization development processes. Organization development, a process of planned improvement in overall functioning, strives for sustained capacity in problem-solving by communication, goal-setting, conflict resolution, and commitment. The…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs