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Sarah LeMire – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
As the OER movement expands in higher education, libraries are increasingly seeking to add OER librarians to their organizational charts. As an emerging subfield, OER librarianship takes many forms, and there are many paths to OER work. This study examines OER librarians' paths to the field, including their motivations for entering and remaining…
Descriptors: Librarians, Open Educational Resources, Motivation, Academic Libraries
MacBeath, John – School Leadership & Management, 2011
While there are significant differences between England and Scotland in the politics, the policy environment and the management of schools, leadership development both north and south of the border is charged with addressing what has been termed a recruitment and retention "crisis". An emerging phenomenon in both jurisdictions is that of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Leadership Training
Eleey, Michael – Cause/Effect, 1999
Recommends a systems approach to ensure a positive working environment for campus information technology professionals to help reduce personnel turnover in this critical area. Guidelines include appropriate compensation, reasonable and effective matching of job scope and resources, problem prevention, and balanced professional development. (DB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Job Development, Personnel Management

Ross, Dave – CEFP Journal, 1984
A computer program utilized to generate detailed reports of labor requirements saved almost $700,000 in custodial labor costs for the Facilities Maintenance and Operations Division of Oakland County, Michigan. The program also is used for a quality-control audit system during inspections to evaluate cleaned rooms. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Custodian Training, Job Development

Downs, John – Educational Management & Administration, 1985
Jobs should be perceived in terms of their roles in achieving organizational objectives. As those objectives shift, jobs should be redefined. Job performance evaluations should focus on results rather than on activities. Job planning should involve both the organization and the individual job holder. Appendixes cover head teachers' job…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators
Myers, Donald G. – Currents, 1993
The University of Pennsylvania's major gift officers have specific goals for interaction with donor prospects, including proportions of time spent in cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Guidelines are based on staff experience, nature of the prospect pool, faculty support, campaign stage, volunteer management, administrative support,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Donors, Fund Raising
Ziegler, Ed – Currents, 1993
Guidelines for college publications professionals seeking to improve their productivity include these: set priorities; consider the consequences of each project; spend minimal time on trivial tasks; focus on your goal; identify the slowest task, which may limit a project's effectiveness; make appointments; avoid taking work home; and schedule…
Descriptors: College Administration, Efficiency, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
Swan, Elsa; Giunta, Celeste – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1994
A California State University study of alternative job design approaches in the university's information technology community is described. The study was designed to develop a job design approach that could adapt to changing skill requirements, promote continuous acquisition of skills for knowledge-based employees, and improve organizational…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Technology
Pearson, Cecil A. L.; Armstrong, Robert W. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1995
Implementation of a job development program within the personnel administration function of an Australian university is evaluated. The program, following principles of the Total Quality Management approach, was found to have favorable impact on a number of work-related variables, in comparison with the traditional approach used in another…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Johnson, Susan Moore – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1986
Discusses the concept of motivation and two central, theoretical disputes: how intrinsic and extrinsic rewards function and whether incentives must be focused to be effective. Reviews studies on merit pay and career ladder plans and considers the potential role of group-based collegial incentives in teacher motivation. Appended are 123 footnotes.…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Comparative Analysis, Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Secondary Education

Webb, Marion Stanton; Allen, Lida Cherie – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 1,499 graduate business students at 7 colleges and universities investigated perceptions of potential benefits of an advanced degree, and their relationships with degree type, school size/type, and student characteristics. Five perceived benefits included research and analytical skills, competitive advantage, monetary reward, career…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Business Administration Education, College Administration, Competition

Desfosses, Louis R. – CUPA Journal, 1996
Planning and management strategies used in the private sector have practical applications for higher education in a period of systemic and organizational stress. Promising strategies include organizational delayering; employee empowerment; boundless thinking, problem-solving teams; accelerated processes; quality management and improvement; and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Educational Trends, Goal Orientation

Rosenholtz, Susan J.; Simpson, Carl – Sociology of Education, 1990
Examines 1,213 Tennessee elementary teachers' responses to 6 organizational indexes to determine effects of school organization and administrative support on teacher commitment. Finds novices needed organizational support for behavioral management and boundary tasks, midcareer teachers needed autonomy and empowerment, whereas veterans' commitment…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cohort Analysis