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Blind Spots in the Study of Organizations: A Symposium.
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Mitchell, Vance F.; And Others – Group and Organization Studies, 1980
Explores concerns over the direction the field of organizational behavior is developing. Karl Weick identifies approaches to theory building that are misleading. Peter Frost identifies blind spots in teaching and application. Walter Nord compares both papers. The authors offer their views on directions in which the field might move. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Educational Objectives, Group Behavior, Methods
Academic Work: Doing It Well: Doing It Better.
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Bess, James L., Ed. – 1978
Papers presented at a conference sponsored by Teachers College, Columbia University and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education are provided. "The Profession--Critical Themes for Development," by James Bess discusses concerns of the profession viewed from a broad philosophic and sociological point of view. "Faculty Development and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Conference Reports, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
Addressing Cultural Issues in an Organizational Context. Edited Conference Proceedings of the Teachers College Winter Roundtable (New York, New York, 1992).
Johnson, Samuel D., Jr., Ed.; Carter, Robert T., Ed. – 1992
Papers from this year's conference reflect the Roundtable's theme of addressing cultural issues in an organizational context. Topics cover a wide range of institutional and organizational issues in corporate, educational, and treatment settings. Papers include: (1) "The New Corporate Language for Race Relations" (keynote) (Clayton P.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Toward a More Human Way of Working in America. A Report on the National Conference of the American Quality of Work Life Association Convoked by the American Center for the Quality of Work Life (1st, Washington, D.C., May 20-22, 1977).
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Zwerdling, Daniel – 1979
Beginning an an informal, unstructured information interchange among 100 union, worker, and management representatives from seventeen public and private sector organizations operationally involved in quality of work life activities, a 1977 conference evolved into the first annual meeting of the American Quality of Work Life Association.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Education, Committees, Employer Employee Relationship