Dealing effectively with information and communication technology in the information society is a complex task and the human dimension is often under-estimated. This paper tries to give a voice to some managers about their experiences with information, communication and technology in their working environment, which involves participating in a…

Of 247 graduates of a management and organizational development program, 188 identified themselves as leaders; 155 responded to a survey of learning outcomes. Only 3 of 27 outcomes were frequently applied in their work (communication skills, flexibility to adapt to change, and adjustment to organizational culture). (Contains 63 references.) (SK)

Executives from 25 firms described forces changing execu5tive education in the following areas: learning needs, content, teaching methods, instructors, participant mix, and organizational integrating mechanisms. Program assessment is weak, learning needs must shift to a global ecosystem focus, and educators should anticipate and train for future…

Describes the development of an outcomes document that specifies measurable objectives for knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be developed by management students. Discusses the use of student portfolios to assess attainment of these objectives. (SK)

The staff college approach to senior management education derived its impetus from Britain. It was drawn on by other countries on their own initiative in the light of their assessment of needs. It has proven economical to transplant and can be sensitively adjusted to national needs and the local culture. The first part of this document describes…

Discussed a technique that allows employees to help shape future university goals and to provide a better idea as to how these goals can be reached when the members of the university work as team. (Author/RK)

Planning, a key management responsibility, is the process of determining the thrust of an organization's activities. The basic concepts of planning are objectives and policies. Objectives are the ends by organizational effort. Policies limit the means by which ends are sought. Strategic planning concentrates on determining the ends to be sought,…

Realizing the goals of higher and continuing education calls for applying consumer research to university marketing techniques. Several higher education publics have been identified, and the idea of consuming publics can be subdivided into internal and external consumers, with the student viewed as the educational product. Internal consumers…

In response to student inclination toward professional skill-oriented majors, the department of speech communication at Ohio University has developed an undergraduate program which offers professional undergraduate training specifically oriented to other than teaching careers. The four objectives of this program are to prepare the student to…

Discusses the conduct of a master degree industrial management program at the Polytechnic Institute of New York for students with undergraduate training in engineering and science. Indicates that the program is characterized by unique options developed on the basis of students' strengths and proved satisfactory in fostering actual upward mobility.…

A comprehensive program was begun in 1972 at Furman University to revitalize its management planning processes and to develop a management planning model that could be used by other institutions. The effort continues as part of Furman's ongoing administrative operation. The resulting Management Planning Project at Furman is described in this…

This document describes a doctoral program in educational administration, offered by Nova University in Fort Lauderdale (Florida), in which the administrator-student remains at his/her job. The description first covers the history of master's and doctor's degrees in U.S. educational administration and explains why Nova's program is oriented toward…

Joint training of direct service and management specialists at graduate schools of social work is discussed. Curriculum should be based on the overlapping technical and systemic skill requirements of both specialists. Service agency output and general social significance are suggested as qualitative measures of such programs. (Author/BH)

The knowledge and skills needed by managers are considered, as well as the relationship between undergraduate study and continuing management education. Because of industry's dissatisfaction with the general preparation provided by colleges, business and industry managers were surveyed about the learning goals of the management-training programs…

MIDCAREER MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EDUCATION FOR FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANTS REQUIRED AN ACCEPTED SET OF RULES AND STANDARDS FOR MAKING JUDGMENTS RELATING TO THE INTELLECTUAL IMPROVEMENT OF CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS WHO QUALIFY FOR HIGHER, MORE RESPONSIBLE ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY MAKING POSITIONS. CRITERIA FOR SUCH A DOCTRINE WOULD PERTAIN TO…