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Appraising Academic Appraisal in the New Public Management University
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Field, Laurie – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2015
Against a backdrop of new public management (NPM) thinking and managerialism generally applied to universities in a range of countries, this study examines one of its manifestations--performance management for academics. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 40 academics at an Australian university, this article identifies six stances regularly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, College Administration, Governance
The Effective University: A Management By Objectives Approach.
Norris, Graeme – 1978
The goals and output evaluation to aid in the effective allocation of scarce resources at the University of Leeds (in Britain) is the focus of the book. The first chapter describes the purpose of the book, defines the terms effectiveness and efficiency, and presents the theoretical background of the study. The following goals and performance…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
Effective Management Techniques in Tertiary Administration: A Risk Management Framework.
McNamara, R. P.; Booth, P. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1984
A management strategy that is potentially more fruitful for the nonprofit sector than traditional management toward a primary objective is a risk management approach to organizational effectiveness. The organization's effectiveness, its survival, can be analyzed by categorizing the risks facing it and assessing its performance in managing these…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Management by Objectives: Practice, Pitfalls and Utility for Small Colleges.
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Cigler, Beverly A. – Planning for Higher Education, 1979
Management by objectives (MBO), a participative management process, is discussed with specific reference to helping small colleges deal with enrollment and financial decline. Recommendations for implementation of MBO and some common pitfalls to be avoided are included. (BH)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
The Assessment of Administrative Performance in Colleges and Universities.
Betts, Francis M., III – 1979
An evaluative approach for assessing the performance of administrators is presented. The process includes a peer and client review process, traditional review by superiors, and some aspects of management by objectives (MBO). Nine steps for implementing the evaluation program are outlined. A flow chart explaining traditional (superior-subordinate)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, College Administration
Administrator Evaluation: Concepts, Methods, Cases in Higher Education.
Farmer, Charles H. – 1979
Designed for faculty and administration in higher education, the book describes concepts, methods, and case studies in the field of administrative assessment. The first section explores issues and perspectives in three chapters authored by Charles H. Farmer: "Why Evaluate Administrators?", "How Can Administrators be…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Administrators
Evaluation and Development of Administrators. AAHE-ERIC/Higher Education Research Report No. 6, 1979.
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