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Page, Damien – Management in Education, 2011
This paper discusses the neglected theme of job design in education. It argues that the traditional top-down method of designing work roles ignores the interests, abilities and needs of employees and leads to individuals adopting an unsanctioned approach to job design, "job crafting". It is posited that a third approach is needed, that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Job Development, Managerial Occupations, Participative Decision Making
Pearson, Cecil A. L.; Armstrong, Robert W. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1995
Implementation of a job development program within the personnel administration function of an Australian university is evaluated. The program, following principles of the Total Quality Management approach, was found to have favorable impact on a number of work-related variables, in comparison with the traditional approach used in another…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education