NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 22 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
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
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
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
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
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
Reedy, Kristen; Lacireno-Paquet, Natalie – WestEd, 2015
States, school districts, and schools across the country are increasingly implementing multi-tier systems of support (MTSS) to improve outcomes for all students. Kansas is no exception. The Kansas MTSS is designed to improve outcomes for all students by instituting system-level change across the classroom, school, district, and state. Such…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Educational Change
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
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
Williams, James L. – 1974
During the past several years a number of studies and subsequent reports have been issued which addressed specific needs in the area of management for schools in the District of Columbia. All of the reports cited here--the Passow, Nelsen Committee, Price-Waterhouse, and Management Review Reports--identified areas of deficiency in the managerial…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Educational Planning
Hanson, Mark; Ortiz, Flora Ida – 1974
This paper presents the findings of a field study designed to examine the management information system (MIS) of an urban school district to determine the role it plays in bringing about educational change in the classroom. The MIS as a type of "guidance system" for change is made up of three specific information loops and a control mechanism…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Change, Educational Development, Field Studies
Garet, Michael S. – 1973
The paper presents a speculative model of the growth and development of an occupational education program as it responds to changes in student interests and job market conditions. Informal discussions with the directors of several occupational schools in Massachusetts provided the base for the model. Intended as a tool for educational managers, to…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Hypothesis Testing, Labor Market, Management Information Systems
Myers, Spencer W. – 1974
This report explains the application of management system principles to education. The principles include (1) a statement of the major mission of the organization, (2) statements of goals and objectives, (3) a definition of the product and an identification of the factors essential to the production of the product, (4) a description of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Budgeting, Delivery Systems
Plourde, Paul J. – 1976
A study on modeling systems was conducted to examine the extent of model use and the usefulness of the analytical models currently available. Specific study objectives were to identify: the users of some of the most frequently used modeling systems, the reasons for the selection of particular models, the problems and successes of implementation,…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Educational Planning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Runyon, Robert S. – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Identifies the lack of an effective comprehensive management information system (MIS) as one major impediment to effective library administration and outlines a proposal for the development of a system based on a total systems approach, which would be made available to subscriber libraries through a network system. Twenty-three references are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Muller, Mervin E. – 1968
A review of statistical data analysis involving computers as a multi-dimensional problem provides the perspective for consideration of the use of computers in statistical analysis and the problems associated with large data files. An overall description of STATJOB, a particular system for doing statistical data analysis on a digital computer,…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Programs, Computers, Data Analysis
Penrod, James I.; Craft, Larry N. – 1978
The planning for, design, and implementation of information management systems in colleges and universities is approaching a state of adolescence as a science. Because rules cannot be devised with sufficient scope and depth to cover all institutional and systems contingencies, the necessary activities remain somewhere between magic and art. At…
Descriptors: Committees, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Educational Facilities
Webster, Duane E. – 1977
The use of analytical models and quantitative methods for both short- and long-range problem solving offer library managers an excellent opportunity to improve and rationalize decision-making for strategic and organizational planning. The first step is to identify the problems confronting the library and understand its current capabilities.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Planning
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2