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Madapusi, Arun – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2023
In this study, we empirically examine the diffusion of enterprise systems (ES) systems, and the influence of competency factors on firm performance. A model, based on systems and innovation diffusion theories, was developed and a survey instrument used to gather data from a sample of production firms to test the hypothesized model relationships.…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Innovation, Performance, Systems Approach
Flaherty, Bill – School Business Affairs, 2013
Data-mining systems provide a variety of opportunities for school district personnel to streamline operations and focus on student achievement. This article describes the value of data mining for school personnel, finance departments, teacher evaluations, and in the classroom. It suggests that much could be learned about district practices if one…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Information Management, Systems Approach, Information Utilization
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Murah, Mohd Zamri; Abdullah, Zuraidah; Hassan, Rosilah; Bakar, Marini Abu; Mohamed, Ibrahim; Amin, Hazilah Mohd – International Education Studies, 2013
An idea management system is where ideas are stored and then can be evaluated and analyzed. It provides the structure and the platform for users to contribute ideas for innovation and creativity. Designing and developing an idea management system is a complex task because it involves many users and lot of ideas. Some of the critical features for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Management Information Systems, Information Management, Computer System Design
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Mette, Ian M.; Bengtson, Ed – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2015
This case was written to help prepare building-level and central office administrators who are expected to effectively lead schools and systems in an often tumultuous world of educational accountability and reform. The intent of this case study is to allow educators to examine the impact data management has on the types of thinking required when…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, School Based Management, Educational Administration, Administrative Organization
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Bhayat, Imtiaz; Manuguerra, Maurizio; Baldock, Clive – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2015
In this paper, a model and tool is proposed to assist universities and other mission-based organisations to ascertain systematically the optimal portfolio of projects, in any year, meeting the organisations risk tolerances and available funds. The model and tool presented build on previous work on university operations and decision support systems…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Models, Systems Approach
Mishook, Jacob – Voices in Urban Education, 2013
Over the last decade, a growing consensus has developed that for our nation's students to succeed in twenty-first-century economic and civic life, high school graduation is no longer sufficient. Labor-market analyses have shown that high-wage positions increasingly require postsecondary education and training, and students must now graduate…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Capacity Building, Educational Indicators, Systems Development
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Mandinach, Ellen B.; Gummer, Edith S. – Educational Researcher, 2013
Data-driven decision making has become increasingly important in education. Policymakers require educators to use data to inform practice. Although the policy emphasis is growing, what has not increased is attention to building human capacity around data use. Educators need to gain data literacy skills to inform practice. Although some…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Schools of Education, Data, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Walser, Tamara M. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2009
No Child Left Behind has increased data collection and reporting, the development of data systems, and interest in using data for decision-making in schools and classrooms. Ends-driven decision making has become common educational practice, where the ends justify the means at all costs, and short-term results trump longer-term outcomes and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Systems Approach, Educational Practices
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Yew, Bee K. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2008
This paper highlights relevant curriculum issues that were identified in a Management Information Systems (MIS) program review undertaken by a group of business faculty in a small regional university. The program review was initiated to improve job marketability of graduates and student enrollment. The review process is described as a collective…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elective Courses, Job Placement, Systems Approach
Kriegbaum, Richard – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
When proactive decision making is essential in college administration in the future, a management information officer may emerge as chief coordinator on many campuses. She identifies, clarifies, informs, and coordinates key institutional decisions, conceives the institution as a set of decision systems and promotes integration of these systems.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Coordination, Decision Making
Bernbom, Gerald – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1993
The key issue for management of campuswide information systems in higher education is content management: selecting what to include, organizing it, labeling items meaningfully, keeping content up-to-date, and presenting information in a useful way. Information technologists, librarians, and information providers on campus can all contribute to…
Descriptors: College Administration, Data Processing, Higher Education, Information Management
Sandin, Robert T., Ed. – 1974
This document presents four articles each suggesting that a systems approach is the most practical way of dealing with the complex problems of university planning and administration. The articles are: Students, Systems and Education as Experience; Specifications for a Management Information System for Universities; Systems Analysis and University…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Educational Change, Educational Finance
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Goodwin, James C., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Allied Health, 1979
On the basis of information obtained from a study of former mental patients (which was conducted under a research grant from the state of Florida), the authors point out the critical need for more comprehensive management information systems. Twelve specific steps for designing such a system are outlined. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Design, Guidelines, Health Services
Barton, Allan – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1988
For strategic financial planning, institutions must determine their objectives and priorities, and adapt resource planning decisions to them. They must think in terms of efficient resource use and operational effectiveness. Strategic planning requires flexibility to adapt to changing environments and reallocate resources, and needs an effective…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Economic Factors, Efficiency
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Opel, William – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1993
Systems dynamics, a computer-based tool for visualizing how parts of an organization work together over time, is a valuable tool in administrative decision making. Feedback loops among elements mimic complicated behavior in real or imagined situations. An experiment using the technique with a simple research funding model validated its utility.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Financial Support, Higher Education
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