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Evaluating the Usefulness of Scanning Systems as Information Sources in the Decision-Making Process.
Wills, Sandra J. – 1989
Research indicates that the role of information can be ambiguous in the decision-making process. Because relevance can be a problem with respect to information used in decision making, organizations should strive to achieve a linkage between flows of information and the making of specific decisions. Information flow between organizations and their…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Dynamics, Information Processing, Information Sources
Goldhor, Herbert – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Discusses some of the main considerations that relate specifically to the head librarian of a public library as an individual in the role of administrator. These considerations include personal attributes of the head librarian, the internal administration of the library, and external relations with the trustees, local government, and general…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Harris, Thomas E. – 1986
Effective leaders operate with three different styles: manager-as-technician, manager-as-conductor, and manager-as-developer. The first two work well if the manager remains a hero, but this heroic style diminishes the subordinates' own capabilities and confidence and is counterproductive to change. The post-heroic manager, or manager-as-developer,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies
DeLoach, Marva L.; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1987
Three articles discuss management of library technical processes personnel. The first article focuses on the employer employee relationship and communication; the second explores management trends, including participative decision making, personnel evaluation, management by objectives, and the collegial system; and the third focuses on the…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Library Automation, Library Personnel