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The Effective Use of EAPs: Retrenchment Leads to Emphasis on Helping Troubled Employees.
Pogue, Gregory – Business Officer, 1994
During a period of retrenchment, colleges and universities are increasingly developing employee assistance programs (EAPs) to help personnel cope with personal and work-related problems. Successful EAPs have top management commitment, have written policies and procedure, focus on employee performance, provide professional assistance, involve the…
Descriptors: College Administration, Employee Assistance Programs, Higher Education, Personnel Management
Pour une gestion amelioree des ressources humaines dans les departements universitaires--Les possibilites offertes par la modulation des taches des professeurs.
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Desrosiers, Jean-Yves – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
Task modulation is being examined as a means for improved utilization of human resources and greater flexibility within departments of Quebec universities. In this paper (written in French), a definition for this concept is proposed, the literature is reviewed, and prerequisite and other conditions critical to successful implementation are…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Definitions, Departments
Implementing Innovative Staff Compensation Strategies.
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Wing, Steve – CUPA Journal, 1997
Discusses what the compensation manager at a diverse college or university can do with scant resources to meet the varied compensation needs of the institution. Offers as an example the University of Florida system, which has a flexible policy that incorporates new concepts into training programs and offers new options in consultations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration)
Emergency Preparedness--Beyond the Written Plan. A Case Study.
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Rozanski, Maryann – CUPA Journal, 1996
A staff development program at California State University at Long Beach trains faculty and other personnel to participate in earthquake-related search and rescue operations on campus if needed. Vendor-trained staff members prepared a campus training program in emergency operations, fire suppression and protection, casualty assessment, urban…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning, Earthquakes
Incentive Pay: A Plan to Recognize Major Contributions by Individuals, Teams, or Departmental Units.
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Butterfield, Barbara S.; And Others – CUPA Journal, 1995
An incentive program that rewards and encourages desirable work traits can improve college or university effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and employee morale without excessive cost. Processes needed, benefits to the institution, costs, program design, challenges to successful implementation, and organizational communication needs are…
Descriptors: College Administration, Compensation (Remuneration), Departments, Higher Education
Total Quality Management at Virginia Commonwealth University: An Urban University Struggles with the Realities of TQM.
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Cowles, Deborah; Gilbreath, Glenn – Higher Education, 1993
Virginia Commonwealth University has implemented some pilot improvement programs using the Total Quality Management approach. These have included improvement of a personnel action processing form, creation of a campus computing service request tracking system, and development of an alumni program database. The pilot programs have taught lessons…
Descriptors: Alumni, Change Strategies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs