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Peer reviewedBall, R. – Higher Education, 1980
Focus is on the allocation of academic staff between university departments. General principles of staff allocation, techniques for allocation, and practical problems in implementing a given method are discussed. Decentralized decision making and allowing some freedom of choice are considered. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Faculty, Departments, Foreign Countries
Doidge, John; Hardwick, Bob; Wilkinson, Jenny – 1998
This book presents 13 papers which address theoretical and practical issues concerning support staff at British institutions of higher education. The papers are: (1) "Induction and Appraisal: Vital or Simply a Burden?" (Bob Hardwick); (2) "Quality Assurance and Service Delivery" (Celia Whitchurch); (3) "Teams, Team Working…
Descriptors: College Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Management Systems
Peer reviewedHarris, Geoff – Higher Education, 1997
Data from a survey of personnel directors in United Kingdom universities were used to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of job sharing from the institutions' perspective. Results show a 5% rise in productivity would raise the ratio of benefits to cost to 14.3 to 1. Retention of staff, reduction of stress, and reduced unemployment are also benefits.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Practices, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAbsalom, Roger; Sutton, Clive – Higher Education Management, 1990
Many European universities face common staffing problems, with a large number of staff appointed during the 1960s and early 1970s, with a consequent block on promotion prospects for junior staff, and occasional overstaffing. The most common response in northwestern Europe has been to tackle the symptoms without resolving the problem. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Age, Change, College Administration, College Faculty
Peer reviewedTaylor, Michael G. – Higher Education Management, 1991
This report synthesizes experiences in a number of countries (United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Japan) on the market economy in higher education. Considered are market forces, various financial structures (institutional budgets, student funding, research infrastructure, other income, staffing), and implications for the future. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Economic Climate, Educational Demand
Peer reviewedBurgess, T. F. – Higher Education, 1996
Three faculty workload planning methods in United Kingdom universities are compared, focusing on workload planning principles, computerized decision support, institutional contexts, political dimensions, and management of change. One is based on contact hours; the second on actual hours; and the third on translating supervision, teaching,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty
Peer reviewedBird, Graham – Studies in Higher Education, 1992
A number of common and essentially economic issues facing British universities are identified, and economic theory is applied to understanding and resolving them. They include demand for university education; foreign students; cost-effective operation; efficiency; optimum institutional size; academic and administrative staff utilization; school…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness
