The objective of this study was to explore the factors of professional readiness in the healthcare field of athletic training. We used a qualitative research design based in grounded theory. Participants included newly certified athletic trainers and athletic training supervisors from collegiate, secondary school, and emerging work settings. After…

Systems concepts suggest that school administrators should not only carry out plans, but also act as managers who do planning, design strategies, and operate in terms of all systems, balancing and managing their interaction. (Author/WM)

The need for developing and using systematic planning and reorganization as management tools. (Author)

Outline of a framework for conceptualizing the business enterprise-environment relationship, a necessary first step in constructing an effective management control system. (Author/RA)

Discusses the problem of allocation and acquisition of resources from an administrative point of view. Suggests that an administrator's accountability as a leader is fixed in how efficiently and effectively resources are deployed in the organizational goal attainment efforts. (Author/DN)

How companies can respond to the needs of those entering corporate life or moving up the management ladder. (Author)

The principal emphasis in Management by Objectives (MBO) in education and other industries is on management planning and problem solving. Organization development attempts to integrate individual needs for growth and development with organizational goals and objectives in order to make a more effective organization. MBO is used to help eliminate…

Management by objectives, a systems approach to managerial leadership, can be of substantial benefit to organizations because it helps solve key problems in organizational administration. As a system, it (1) defines what is expected by specifying objectives, (2) elicits teamwork by identifying common goals, (3) programs work by setting terminal…

This speech draws a distinction between a priori and a posteriori planning, and relates these two types of planning in coping with the various problems faced by local school districts. The author describes the comprehensive planning process, the development of information required by the process, and how this process is supported in the local…

Changes in planning theory and practice in Norway have been characterized by widening the scope of "educational matters," broadening the conceptual framework to include elements of all the social sciences, and changing the conception of planning as an administrative function. (Author/IRT)

Management by objectives is useful when both technical and human aspects are given balanced attention, and is an excellent tool for structuring long-range goals and eliminating areas of uncertainity. Problems occur in sustaining necessary follow-up work, reconciling organizational goals with personal goals, and relating goal performance with the…

Focusing on planning and controlling of goals and systems, the author suggests three kinds of goals: Operating goals, relationship goals, and self-development goals. Flexibility and adaptation to the needs of a particular business or industry are essential. (Author/JB)

Suggests that institutions spend more for fund raising, publications, alumni and public relations in order to receive larger gifts. Provides guidelines for college advancement program that would be based on institution's future educational needs and would increase the effectiveness of public relations and development offices. (WM)

This report presents a series of recommendations for the development of public policy for the State of Ohio affecting higher education in the 1970's. The recommendations are more specifically related to: (1) the State and private higher education; (2) enrollment, admission, and student assistance; (3) the structure of public higher education in…

Discusses the movement toward corporate management in local government and its implications for those engaged in educational management. Corporate management places emphasis on the interaction between the problems faced by a local authority and on the corresponding need for interaction in the use of the authority's resources. (Author/WM)