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The Determinants of Organizational Innovation: An Interpretation and Implications for Research Libraries
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Jantz, Ronald C. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
The research reported here is focused on a specific type of change in an organization: an innovation. In an empirical analysis of research libraries, it was found that five factors had a significant impact on the innovation performance of the library. These factors relate to the strategy, organizational structure, and leadership of the research…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Innovation, Research Libraries, Library Development
Measuring Academic Library Efficiency and Alignment with Institutional Resource Utilization Priorities Using Data Envelopment Analysis: An Analysis of Institutions of Higher Education in Texas and Their Libraries
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Shupala, Christine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Academic and library administrators are increasingly required to demonstrate efficiency in programs, services, and operations as well as effectiveness. An important component of efficiency measurement is identification of a relevant peer group against which to compare the administrative unit to determine relative efficiency. The two-fold purpose…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Efficiency, Higher Education, Data Analysis
A Time Management Study.
Gothberg, Helen M.; And Others – 1986
In order to evaluate time management practices among managers of large academic libraries, questionnaires were mailed to 189 library directors. A total of 158 surveys were returned for a response rate of 82%. Items used to collect data in the questionnaire were based on time management literature and were grouped into five categories: (1) a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Efficiency
Factors Affecting the Use of Information for Academic Library Decision Making.
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McClure, Charles R.; Samuels, Alan R. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Reports on study of academic librarians' perceptions of information processing and organizational climate. Findings discussed include significant relationship between democratic governance climate and information dissemination; high dependency on internal oral sources as input for decision making; minimal selection of information resources based…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Correlation, Decision Making
The Correlation between Job Satisfaction, Job Attitudes and Work Behaviour among the Staff in Academic Libraries in Nigeria.
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Nkereuwem, Edet E. – Information Services and Use, 1992
Describes a study of academic library staff in Nigeria that was conducted to examine correlations between job satisfaction, job attitudes, work behavior, and motivation. Relevant research is reviewed, predictor variables for job satisfaction are discussed, and implications for library administrators are suggested. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Information Job Family: Results of an Exploratory Study.
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Woodsworth, Anne; And Others – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the results of a study investigating the similarities between information jobs in university computing centers and research libraries. Findings show a strong relationship between some computing and library jobs, suggesting the creation of a single information job family in classification systems. (15 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Careers, Change, Comparative Analysis