This study examined the adoption of information technology (IT) emerging technology by higher education institutions with a focus on non-research and research based institutions categorized by Carnegie Mellon classifications that are members of EDUCAUSE, a higher education non-profit organization, whose mission is the use of IT in higher…

Some of the most commonly asked questions about management by objectives are answered by an authority. They deal with implementation, effect on creativity, quantification, time involvement, effect on budget, personnel requirements, consultant services, and examples of institutions where MBO is used. (Author/LBH)

A study to determine whether the same faculty members would be dismissed when faculty staffing decisions were based solely on institutional personnel management constraints as when the decisions were further constrained to preserve disciplinary integrity is described. Two sets of constraints were entered into an integer linear programing model.…

Approaches to creative, modified, and new management strategies and practices are offered as justifications for the continued development of effective and responsive community colleges. Judith S. Eaton describes the dangers in isolating academic concerns from management decision processes. Dorothy M. Burns advocates centralization of human…