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Santos, José M. R. C. A.; Varela, Carolina; Martínez-Galán, Enrique – Journal of Research Administration, 2022
The contemporary complex settings under which research and innovation (R&I) activities are executed in academic institutions calls for the definition of suitable management and administration approaches. To this end, (1) the existing literature on the management of R&I projects in the academia is reviewed; (2) major specificities of…
Descriptors: Research Administration, Program Administration, Higher Education, Innovation
Jacqueline M. Nowicki – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
When a community loses its Head Start provider, the Office of Head Start (OHS) deploys its interim manager to temporarily operate this federally funded early childhood education program. Since 2000, OHS has placed more than 200 programs under interim management. As of September 2024, 18 of 1,600 Head Start programs nationwide were under interim…
Descriptors: Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Children
Talan, Teri N.; Kelton, Robyn – McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University, 2021
Over the past decade, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners have increasingly come to recognize the importance of quality in early care and education. Along with this recognition is compelling evidence that sound administrative practices help ensure high-quality learning opportunities for young children. Since its first publication in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Program Administration, Program Evaluation
Vesper, James L.; Kartoglu, Ümit; Herrington, Jan; Reeves, Thomas C. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
This paper describes the use of two different risk assessment strategies during the design and development of a complex authentic task-based e-learning program developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The first strategy involved the use of expert reviewers and the second strategy employed the engagement of a risk assessment expert…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Electronic Learning, Risk Assessment, Expertise
Shah, Akhtar H. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Many projects fail despite the use of evidence-based project management practices such as Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), Earned Value Management (EVM) and Risk Management (RM). Although previous researchers have found that integrated project management techniques could be more valuable than the same techniques used by themselves, these…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Program Administration, Statistical Analysis, Evidence Based Practice
Plachkinova, Miloslava; Maurer, Chris – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2018
This case study follows the security breach that affected Target at the end of 2013 and resulted in the loss of financial data for over 70 million customers. The case provides an overview of the company and describes the reasons that led to one of the biggest security breaches in history. It offers a discussion on Target's vendor management…
Descriptors: Information Security, Information Systems, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Online Vendors
Rhodes, Gary – New Directions for Student Services, 2014
This chapter provides a practical background to the health and safety risks and challenges for U.S. colleges and universities and other program providers. Potential risks, field-based guidelines, good practices, and resources to support the management of risks by study abroad offices will be covered.
Descriptors: Risk Management, Study Abroad, Program Development, Program Administration
Bichsel, Jacqueline; Feehan, Patrick – EDUCAUSE, 2014
Higher education IT governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) programs are in the development stage. Few institutions have all three programs in place, and many institutions are unclear where they should start when instituting or maturing their IT GRC programs. In addition, they are often uncertain as to whether GRC programs should be developed in…
Descriptors: Governance, Program Administration, Information Technology, Risk
Hollingsworth, Ray – New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2015
A multiple-fatality outdoor education event in New Zealand in 2008 revealed that a 'systems approach' towards managing risks and training staff was widely considered to be normal and 'best practice'. This approach champions audit trails and economic efficiency, and one of its characteristics is the volume of paperwork required. One of the…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Outdoor Education, Educational Change, Discourse Analysis
Waldmann, Steve; Strasburger, Tom – School Business Affairs, 2013
The everyday operations of a school district depend on a network of people, including students, teachers, staff, and administrators. However, the ancillary services staff are really responsible for making the school day run smoothly. They are often the first employees that students see in the morning, either on the school bus or in the cafeteria,…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Ancillary School Services, School Business Officials, Case Studies
Karadsheh, Louay A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research focused on the challenges experienced when executing risk management activities for information technology projects. The lack of adequate knowledge management support of risk management activities has caused many project failures in the past. The research objective was to propose a conceptual framework of the Knowledge-Based Risk…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Risk Management, Information Technology, Interviews
Baker, Ross A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The author investigated the existence of critical success factors for computer technology projects. Current research literature and a survey of experienced project managers indicate that there are 23 critical success factors (CSFs) that correlate with project success. The survey gathered an assessment of project success and the degree to which…
Descriptors: Computers, Information Technology, Risk Management, Stakeholders
Moore, Sharlissa; Shangraw, R. F., Jr. – Research Management Review, 2011
Both publicly and privately funded research projects managed by universities are growing in size and scope. Complex, large-scale projects (over $50 million) pose new management challenges and risks for universities. This paper explores the relationship between project success and a variety of factors in large-scale university projects. First, we…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Risk, Risk Management, Performance Factors
O'Donoghue, Carol – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
The present article describes the use of action learning by a group of 30 franchisees to organise themselves and work through a period of upheaval and uncertainty when their parent company faced liquidation. Written from the perspective of one of the franchisees who found herself adopting action learning principles to facilitate the group, it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Facilitators (Individuals), Organizational Development
US Department of Homeland Security, 2010
Critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) provide the essential services that support basic elements of American society. Compromise of these CIKR could disrupt key government and industry activities, facilities, and systems, producing cascading effects throughout the Nation's economy and society and profoundly affecting the national…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, National Security, Information Management
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