This report presents the preliminary results of an effort to identify and measure the benefits stemming from one kind of departure from the dominant departmental structure of the modern university. Because money costs of programs in higher education are easier to identify than benefits, a successful effort of this kind is a prerequisite to…

This pilot study proposed and tested an institutional development model for use under the provisions of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The model could be used to improve the funding process and as a basis for future studies of the effects of the program. The study used a broad concept of management that incorporates all aspects of…

Growing involvement of counselors in organizational development is addressed by describing the application of a solution-oriented family therapy approach to conflict resolution in a work system. Outlines the system's storying of the problem, development of new meanings and identification of solutions. Key concepts in this postmodern approach are…