A variety of measurement, modeling, and forecasting methodologies can be adapted to academic staffing based on the unique role and function of faculty as human resources and the distinctive organizational characteristics of colleges and universities. (Author/MSE)

Trends in academic staffing in British higher education, especially in universities and polytechnics, are examined, along with major staffing issues facing employing authorities and academic staff in the short term. Implications for employee relations in a period of institutional change and resources constraint are considered. (MSE)

Observing that conventional approaches to institutional solvency through staff reductions or alterations have not been very effective, the author advocates an organizational development approach to the student-faculty ratio dilemma. A systematic staff analysis plan is outlined and its advantages and disadvantages compared to the conventional…

Overload pay gives the recipient the prospect of remaining afloat in educational cutbacks. College professionals who assume an overload contribute to lowering the standards of higher education. Ways in which deans or department heads justify these faculty 'ghosts' are outlined. (MLW)

A survey identified several factors and trends in staff utilization, including limited institutional authority in staff assignment, limited use of formula staffing, less efficiency in nonmetropolitan colleges, use of part-time staff in direct proportion to school size, and staff/student ratio inversely related to school size. (MSE)

Since 1975 the allocation of the academic staff at the University of Leyden has been based on a limited range of tasks and means. An allocation model for technical and administrative staff is described. Some remarks covering aspects related to the structuring of models are provided. (Author/MLW)

A model is presented that provides a basis for judgments concerning the efficiency of academic staff utilization, the equitable deployment of staff in matrix organizations, the utilization of staff in complex settings such as the professional school, and the assessment of spare, reallocable teaching capacity. (Author/MLW)

A survey of colleges and universities gathered information on the ratio of noninstructional staff to faculty in various departments, ratio of staff to credit hours taught, and the mean number of clerical, technical, and administrative staff in each department. Questions for further study also emerged. (MSE)

A human resources approach to academic staffing is proposed which is based on an organizational framework intended to be coherent, effective, and efficient. The approach requires that the institution build a broad recruitment reserve of young scientists, develop profiles of desired faculty characteristics, and use a staff allocation system as a…

A portfolio model, using student evaluations and faculty publishing records, designed for classifying faculty at Ball State University (Indiana) is described, policy alternatives arising from the new method are examined, and a more general portfolio model using a variety of measures of teaching effectiveness and research activities is suggested.…

Many European universities face common staffing problems, with a large number of staff appointed during the 1960s and early 1970s, with a consequent block on promotion prospects for junior staff, and occasional overstaffing. The most common response in northwestern Europe has been to tackle the symptoms without resolving the problem. (Author/MLW)

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.…

Ways to develop and implement personnel policies and procedures are described that should prevent problems from becoming crises in higher education institutions. Based on the authors' more than 40 years of combined experience in higher education personnel administration, this handbook offers a detailed guide to the intricacies of faculty and staff…