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Peer reviewedRoss, R. Danforth – Research in Higher Education, 1977
Research on 115 colleges and universities tests hypotheses about the relationships between organizational characteristics--including size, horizontal and vertical differentiation, complexity, and the qualifications of the faculty--and decentralization of authority in four areas: new departments, dean appointments, salary raises, and leaves of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Deans, Decentralization, Departments
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Gerald W.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1977
Based on 1,198 responses from chairmen in 38 state universities, this study focuses on the perception of chairmen on where major decisions are made (university, college, or departmental level), characteristics of departments by academic field, and selected personal attributes of chairmen. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Centralization, Decision Making, Department Heads, Higher Education
