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Odiorne, George S. – Personnel Administrator, 1981
Lists the ways in which those against planning and change impede progress and productivity. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Change, Innovation, Long Range Planning, Management by Objectives
Peer reviewedMcConkie, Mark L. – Group and Organization Studies, 1979
Classifies work dealing with Management by Objectives (MBO), summarizes major findings of the research and suggests observations regarding implementation and maintenance of MBO programs. Researchers feel positive about MBO. They warn of the moderating powers of intervening variables. Properly maintained, MBO will do what it is designed to do.…
Descriptors: Administration, Employees, Interpersonal Relationship, Management by Objectives
Peer reviewedBerman, William F. – New Directions for Student Services, 1980
Should student personnel departments implement MBO (management by objectives)? Yes. Experience and research have shown that MBO can have a positive effect on key aspects of campus management. To do this, however, the college must make a substantial, ongoing commitment to the program, and the program must have campus-wide support at all levels.…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Higher Education, Management by Objectives, Objectives
Newberry, Allan J. – Education Canada, 1980
Management-By-Objective (MBO) is an eight-step process which allows a school system to state its objectives clearly and evaluate its achievements. MBO aids individual administrators and improves communication within the school system. (SB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Mullen, David J. – The Georgia Principal, 1976
Management by Objectives (MBO) can assist schools in clarifying the purposes of education. This management technique entails measuring demonstrable results to determine whether predetermined goals and objectives have been met. Evaluation under MBO need not put participants on the defensive; it does not necessitate a negative approach like…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Elam, Donald – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1978
The use of Management by Objectives (MBO) for evaluating the public relations, publications, internal and external relations, alumni relations, development, and special events programs of the University of Georgia is discussed. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Alumni, Development, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedFeigenbaum, Edward D. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1979
Many organizations believe that their long-range planning problems are due to daily demands for time and resources, but it is suggested that, in fact, they are merely poor long-range planners. Evaluation of work environment; action-agenda group; organization needs, goals, and objectives; and implementing objectives are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Conflict Resolution, Higher Education, Long Range Planning
Peer reviewedJohnson, LeAnn A.; Graham, Steve – Preventing School Failure, 1990
This paper focuses on goal setting in instruction of exceptional students. Goals types and such properties as specificity, proximity and difficulty are discussed, along with additional factors including feedback, commitment, participation, and student ability. Goal setting guidelines for reading, writing, mathematics, assignment completion, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
