Purpose: Executive isolation, also known as workplace loneliness, its factors and impact are major issues for organizational development, future of work for leadership and learning culture. The purpose of this study is to examine the Executive isolation phenomenon where relationships between power distance, organizational culture and executive…

Change theories and Organization Development strategies have long followed the problem-solving approach of looking at organizations, identifying the weaknesses and introducing interventions to "stop doing the wrong things." In its simplest form, this approach has been successful in a variety of situations and has a popular following. Consultants…

At the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), Dr. Carl Grant was invited to deliver the Rose Duhon Sells Lecture. He presented a history on the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME). The initial vision of multicultural education was created and carried out by several scholars, who…

This paper is based on a keynote speech delivered to the AUA Annual Conference, Belfast, April 2006. It discusses the concept of organisational development as it applies to universities, where internally developed approaches applying some of the core principles of standard frameworks are the norm. The author discusses several organisational…

This proceedings issue is the official record of activities of the American Association of Dental Schools from the end of the 1999 Annual Session and Exposition through the 2000 Annual Session and Exposition. Included are: the President's annual report, the President-elect's address, the Executive Director's report, the plenary address,…

Argues that methods of organizational communication and learning resemble neural networks and that developing teaching methods to reflect this understanding should be crucial. Provides an overview of neural organization, the application of neural networks to organizational structure, and education and training within organizations. Concludes that…

Presents highlights of the National Association of College Admission Counselors' first 50 years. (ABB)

Notes that "identification" and "commitment" appear frequently in organizational studies as ways of describing the individual's connection with the organization and argues that the concepts are distinct but interrelated. Sees identification as the substance of individual-organization relationships and commitment as the form.…

This historical overview of the California Library Authority for Systems and Services (CLASS--recently renamed Cooperative Library Agency for Systems and Services) highlights its origins, purposes, governance, committees, programs, products, organization and planning, inclusion of out-of-state libraries, long range plan, issues, a management study…

Praises NCTE's early years and its development of subgroups that took stands on ethical issues and calls for it to continue taking stands rather than to become a purveyor of basic skills. (CRH)

Resource allocation is a key factor in promoting or retarding innovation. In a restrictive economic climate, it is easy to use resource allocation for decremental rationing and to stifle innovative thinking. The technique can also be used to ensure that the institution's human resources are encouraged to identify opportunities for innovation. (MSE)

Presented at the meeting of the National Council of Family Relations, Milwaukee, 1981. Traced the development of organizational purposes of the National Council on Family Relations and reported results of a survey of past presidents regarding achievement of these purposes. Achievements included establishing professional standards and promoting…

Using a case study approach, it is argued that evaluators play a critical role as change agents in foreign assistance projects directed at building Third World organizations. Evaluators affect stakeholder issues, commitment to project objectives, judgments of project accomplishments, consensus among project implementors, and perspective of…

Reviews the history of the International Council for Innovation in Higher Education, including its origins as the University Without Walls International Council, its early meetings and publications, and its name change to reflect its expanding mission. Reports on a survey of ICIE members and conference participants concerning future priorities.…

Examines an emerging shared metaphor, the business pattern, in the context of the encapsulation of wisdom. Discusses the logical evolution into "business patterns" and offers a more fully-realized template to illustrate the intent and to provide a framework for future development. Provides a prototypical example of a documented business pattern…