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Peer reviewedHopkins, David M. – Public Personnel Management, 1979
Synergistic approaches to group decision making such as Nominal Group Technique and Delphi Technique offer a structured and systematic process for maximizing participation and for separating the creativity and evaluation components of the decision-making process. (Author)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Management by Objectives
Michael, Stephen R. – Training and Development Journal, 1979
Proposes a model which emphasizes the delegation of decision-making authority and managerial control of operations. Suggests that risks can be reduced by using (1) a contingency approach to delegation, (2) decision rules for consistency, (3) decision models for specific situations, (4) vital indicator reports, (5) management by objectives, and (6)…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Employee Responsibility, Evaluation Criteria, Leadership Responsibility
Schroeder, Gary G. – 1979
The management system in use at the Murray State University Teacher Corps Project is described. The system uses management by objectives and the demonstration approach, and encourages managers to focus on the development and demonstration of ideas, processes, and structures. The system's operating concepts of time management and human resources…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Decision Making, Demonstrations (Educational), Human Resources
Aaronson, Judy Uhle; Nixon, Brenda Strong – 1977
A central goal of this project was involvement of staff in school decision-making through management by objectives (MBO). The program was implemented simultaneously in three schools in the District of Columbia--Francis, Hart, and Gordon Junior High Schools. Methods included workshops and training sessions in MBO and problem-solving to help schools…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Inservice Teacher Education, Junior High Schools, Management by Objectives
Download full textLokey, Kenneth R. – 1975
The Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD), a project of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States, Inc. (FRMS), employed a project management model for its organizational structure. The organization and management system utilized by the STD was designed to accomplish a predetermined set of objectives with the highest quality possible within a…
Descriptors: Administration, Communications Satellites, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs
Georgakakos, John H. – 1989
This literature review considers definitions of strategic planning as well as historical and operational aspects of its use at community colleges. First, a number of definitions of strategic planning are presented, indicating that, compared to long-range planning, strategic planning is more action-oriented and more concerned with issues, the…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Webster, Duane E. – 1977
The use of analytical models and quantitative methods for both short- and long-range problem solving offer library managers an excellent opportunity to improve and rationalize decision-making for strategic and organizational planning. The first step is to identify the problems confronting the library and understand its current capabilities.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Planning
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
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Albuquerque, NM. – 1975
Constituting the fourth Bureau of Indian Affairs progress report on the Presidential Secretarial Objective, this document indicates that: the project is moving according to schedule; the objective for fiscal year 1975 will be met; most areas are finishing presentations in depth; and activities will now focus principally on the needs assessment…
Descriptors: American Indians, Audiovisual Instruction, Communications, Decision Making
Morgan, James M. – 1983
This report summarizes recent Cincinnati (Ohio) Public Schools efforts to develop systematic approaches to generating information for school and district administrators. The result of these efforts is a School-Based Information System (SIS) that provides the district's 57 elementary and 22 secondary schools with information in such areas as…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Demonstration Programs, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
