In recognition of its increasing importance, many organizations make periodic assessments of their training and development activity. The objective of the present study was to extend the concept of capacity building to the assessment of training and development activity in an automobile component manufacturing organization, using a developed and…

A study of 37 people who have gone through a one-day assessment center measures the reactions of participants (equally divided into high and low scorers) to their experiences, and compares the reactions of high scorers with those of low scorers. Recommendations are made for the use of assessment centers. (MLF)

This study investigated the student perspective on nonprofit management education. Students in six nonprofit management graduate and certificate programs affiliated with the Building Bridges Initiative were surveyed, and 256 responses were received (50% response rate). This group of students was distinguished by the fact that most were employed…

The growing competition between higher education, other levels of education, and other sectors of the economy for limited government funds has made the need for more systematic methods of planning and management of higher education systems and institutions of utmost importance. This document presents a report of a conference whose purpose was to…

Securing funds to support a project does not necessarily guarantee its success. For any venture to be successful it must be undergirded by an effective management system. Discussed are four basic questions on the topic of effective project management. (1) When should project management start? (2) Who is responsible for the effective management…

The Education for First-level Nursing Management Program had 3 6-month cycles, each consisting of 13-day workshops, 3 teleconferences, and telephone coaching. Formative evaluation data were used to improve content and teaching methods. Ongoing evaluation helped adapt content to a mature, experienced audience. (SK)

This paper discussed experiences in organizing a single purpose institution, Washington Technical Institute, for effective management. Emphasis is placed on the total conceptual framework required, specifications of vocational objectives, provisions made for effective management, organization of a work program for each of the academic…

The Federally-sponsored research and development project centered on the current state of participatory management programs in correctional institutions. Questionnaires were mailed to all adult institutions known to have some form of council or committee structure. On-site visits conducted at several institutions included: large and small; male,…

Notwithstanding the voluminous literature devoted to research genres, more investigation needs to be conducted to demonstrate the pedagogical significance of studying linguistic features in relation to communicative functions. Motivated by a concern for the pedagogical applicability of genre analysis, this paper investigates the extent to which…

A study was conducted to investigate some basic power communication factors among American male and female executives in middle and top level management. Variables of primary interest were perceptions of personal power and communication effectiveness within the organization, and some power communication techniques employed by the two genders to…

This paper presents those functions of an executive that relate principally to his duty to and involvement with people. Subtopics indicate the executive as a leader, a person, a human relations agent, an employer, and a problem-solver. Leaders may be categorized by personality factors, by methods of selection, or the manner in which the leadership…

Research was conducted to determine how well the Management Audit Survey (MAS), an evaluation system used in the U.S. Employment Service (ES), could predict various ES performance criteria. (The purpose of the system is to give all levels of management an analysis and review of management procedures and of certain organizational climate…

As part of a larger 2-year study of the nature of excellent vocational educators who work in business and industry, this paper describes what has been learned from a number of case studies about trainer "certification" (preparation) programs in business and industry. More specifically, the paper describes the processes used to certify trainers and…

Students seeking certification in supervision and those seeking certification in educational administration were compared in order to examine differences in leadership styles. One hundred forty-nine educational administration students and 121 supervision students participated in the study at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Four…

Responding to the public demand for accountability, Project R.O.M.E. (Results Oriented Management in Education) is concerned with identifying and developing competencies for building-level administrators. This two-volume report, one of six interrelated documents, describes the processes and procedures used to identify school administrators'…