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Kwiek, Marek – Policy Futures in Education, 2008
This article discusses academic entrepreneurship in the context of ongoing changes in university management and governance in European universities. The comparative perspective is provided by the European Union (EU) research project "European Universities for Entrepreneurship: Their Role in the Europe of Knowledge" (EUEREK) comprising…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Higher Education, Risk Management, Institutional Administration
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Bottery, Mike – Oxford Review of Education, 1989
Examines the dangers of the transfer of business theory to educational management. Questions why education has increasingly turned to business practices for its management theory and examines ways in which schools may differ from other organizations. Indicates those practices that merit transfer and those that have little or no merit. (KO)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Rao, T. V. – 1990
Educational institutions are expected to serve people by developing their knowledge, skills, and personality, including their values and attitudes. They are expected to influence the environment through the people they develop and through the models they set up in terms of the values and behaviors of the people who work in these institutions.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Administration
Molnar, Alex; Wilson, Glen; Allen, Daniel – 2003
This document, prepared by an Arizona State University education research unit, provides profiles of 47 educational-management organizations (EMOs) for 2002-03. The report begins with a description of the structure of the educational management industry and a discussion of the pros and cons of EMOs. This edition (fifth annual report) divides EMOs…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Annual Reports, Charter Schools
Lafon, Valerie, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
IMHE-Info is the newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme. This issue includes: Spotlight on Regions: Looking for Solutions on How to Best Manage Regional Engagement. IMHE News, publications of interest and upcoming events are included.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries, Governance
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Kovac, Vesna; Ledic, Jasminka; Rafajac, Branko – Tertiary Education and Management, 2003
Higher education in Croatia is confronted with new trends and quality demands mostly connected with Bologna processes. It is assumed that Croatian universities with their existing governance structures, characterised by strong state regulation and weak institutional administration, cannot respond effectively to new demands. Findings of the survey…
Descriptors: State Regulation, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
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Perelman, Michael – Thought & Action, 2005
What is the role of higher education when a nation moves toward a political climate in which the government has a free hand to do whatever it wants in the name of national security? If society faces a real threat that could destroy life as we know it, then we should all--including higher education--rise to its defense. However, if national…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Security, Role of Education, Politics of Education
Smith, Lee W.; Muntone, John C. – 1979
A final report and compendium of presentation papers and related materials on a management workshop for institutional administrators in optometric and podiatric education is presented. Place and dates of the workshop are listed as are the participants, and the program agenda is provided. A synopsis of the curriculum content of the workshop…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Colleges, Conference Reports