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Download full textLiu, Xihuai – International Education Studies, 2010
MBO (Management by objectives) was firstly put forward by Peter F. Drucker (who was a well-known scholar of management in America) in 1954. MBO was applied in many organizations after a number of management scholars developed and perfected it. MBO is a comprehensive and democratic systemic management style which is work-centered and…
Descriptors: Management by Objectives, Feasibility Studies, Leadership Styles, College Administration
Peer reviewedBorn, W. Michael – Educational Record, 1979
Time management is seen as growing in importance for college and university administrators because they are finding that time is one of their major problems. Some suggestions for improving time management include: determining goals, analyzing time, delegation of responsibility, and organizing the unavoidable. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, College Administration, Efficiency
Winstead, Philip C. – 1977
A comprehensive program was begun in 1972 at Furman University to revitalize its management planning processes and to develop a management planning model that could be used by other institutions. The effort continues as part of Furman's ongoing administrative operation. The resulting Management Planning Project at Furman is described in this…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Administration, College Planning, Educational Objectives
Carpenter, William B.; And Others – 1973
Because today's college administrators must find an acceptable balance between educational desirability, economic feasibility, political expediency, social relevancy, and philosophical defensibility, many have turned to Management by Objectives (MBO), which coordinates management activities with institutional goals. MBO is concerned with the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Puyear, Donald E.; And Others – 1977
This panel report on the development of management of objectives (MBO) in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) will be useful to any community college or community college system interested in changing to the MBO method of administration. Following a discussion of the history of centralized administration and funding which preceded the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Responsibility, Centralization, College Administration
Bers, John A. – 1977
This paper summarizes the methods used by a "developing institution" (Gadsden State Junior College) to arrive at an institution-wide system of long-range planning and management by objectives. A needs assessment identified the following areas which more systematic planning and management might address: a contraction of the college's resource base,…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting
Carter, Meredith L. – 1979
Administrators from 32 public two-year community colleges were surveyed to reveal the extent to which Management by Objectives (MBO) programs affected organizational conditions; 200 questionnaires (71%) were returned. Approximately 65% of the administrators indicated that the MBO system did not change the amount of formal contact between superior…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, College Administration
