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Power to Do...What? Department Heads' Decision Autonomy and Strategic Priorities
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Bozeman, Barry; Fay, Daniel; Gaughan, Monica – Research in Higher Education, 2013
Using questionnaire data from the 2010 Survey of Academic Chairs, the study focuses on decision autonomy, a component of the power wielded by science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) department chairs in U.S. research extensive universities. A "power index" is developed to measure chairs' decision autonomy, specifically their…
Descriptors: Department Heads, STEM Education, Administrator Attitudes, Questionnaires
Do Students Think Admissions Tests Are Fair? Do Tests Affect Their Decisions?
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Baird, Leonard L. – Research in Higher Education, 1987
The majority of two national samples of SAT and GRE test takers reported that they thought the test they had taken was fair, that it did not influence their application decisions, and that its importance in the decisions of the institutions they applied to was secondary to their previous grades. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Decision Making
An Analysis of the Contribution of Participative Decision Making and Communication with Supervisor as Predictors of Job Satisfaction.
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Wheeless, Virginia Eman; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1983
Nonprofessional employees in three administrative units at a comprehensive eastern university served as subjects in a study to examine the relationships of perceived participation in decision making, communication with supervisor, employee characteristics, and employee job satisfaction. Implications for personnel decisions and training, employee…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education