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Download full textMarch, James G. – 1980
It is suggested that college administrators' actions do not necessarily need to follow from what they say. Assumptions of rigidity of organizations, heterogeneity of managers, clarity of objectives, and instrumentality of action are viewed as inconsistent with experience and tending to lead theorists astray. Modifications in assumptions of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Planning, Higher Education
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
Peer reviewedPark, Dabney, Jr. – Educational Record, 1980
Management development and training is a vehicle to help make higher education management more professional by working with institutions' own managers on institutional problems. An integrated, systematic program for management development created by the Higher Education Management Institute and the Exxon Education Foundation is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, College Administration, Decision Making, Governance
Polczynski, James J.; Thompson, A. Gray – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1980
A study testing four hypotheses that investigated various relationships existing between satisfaction obtained from interpersonal relationships, disposition toward superordinate/subordinate interpersonal participation and opinion about literature defined participative processes of management by objectives (MBO) is discussed. Subjects were 85 deans…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, College Administration, College Faculty, Data Analysis
Lewis, Ralph G.; Smith, Douglas H. – 1994
This volume offers a detailed argument for and description of Total Quality Management (TQM) for institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 elaborates on why TQM is good for higher education and includes some warning as to why implementation at colleges and universities may not be easy. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the history of the TQM…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Nordvall, Robert C. – 1979
Needs and methods for the evaluation and development of higher education administrators are reviewed in this monograph. Three major reasons for evaluation are cited: external and internal pressure, improvement of performance of individual administrators, and improvement of performance of the institution. Different approaches to evaluation are…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrators
