This study examined the effects of using Appreciative Inquiry in accreditation and related institutional effectiveness activities within higher education. Using an explanatory participant-selection mixed methods approach, qualitative data from a series of interviews were used to explain the experiences of individuals identified from quantitative…

Purpose: The research study seeks to explore the relationship among strategic gaming, the learning organization model and approach, and transfer of learning as key success strategies for improved individual and organizational performance and sustainable competitive advantage. This research aims to identify and elaborate on the strategic…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the performance of second tier UK universities in relation to the effectiveness of their knowledge management systems and involvement in open innovation. Data were acquired using a mail survey of academic staff in social science and business faculties in second tier institutions. The results indicate that…

Assessment of educational effectiveness provides vitally important feedback to Institutions of Higher Education. It also provides important information to external stakeholders, such as prospective students, parents, governmental and local regulatory entities, professional and regional accrediting organizations, and representatives of the…

Universities today need to become quicker on their toes. They must continually scan the environment and seize emerging opportunities--and institutional advancement must lead this effort. An unfortunate number of institutional advancement operations are ill equipped for the task at hand. Many suffer from high staff turnover and overly hierarchical…

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to analyse how participants in leadership training programs in higher education value and perceive their training process. Design/methodology/approach: A stylized theoretical model is developed indicating that leadership training may be designed along a collegial-managerial continuum. To study how…

Suggestions for improving alumni association membership recruitment and retention, for raising non-dues income, and for keeping records are made based on Kansas State University's experiences. (MSE)

In a society that rewards those who achieve success working alone and in competition with others, working effectively as part of a team is a constant challenge. (Author)

The emerging field of knowledge management offers academic libraries the opportunity to improve effectiveness, both for themselves and their parent institutions. This article summarizes knowledge management theory. Current applications in academic libraries and higher education are described. Similarities and difficulties between knowledge…

A follow-up survey of 113 Washington State dental practices participating in a continuing education workshop on efficient use of auxiliaries revealed that positive results of the training depended on the practice implementing the goals for organizational change it had set, and that the results take time to become apparent. (MSE)

Reports a team development intervention with a squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Results indicated that the intervention positively influenced both climate and performance variables. Discusses results in the context of current skepticism about the utility of process interventions for effecting lasting improvement in organizational…

A National Association of College and University Business Officers survey of 153 institutions revealed the ways in which beginning, somewhat experienced, and experienced users of continuous quality improvement (CQI) management principles have implemented them. The three categories of implementers are profiled, and best practices are identified.…

The highly successful Spelman College (Georgia) fund-raising campaign was due in part to large donations by celebrities, but also to the participation of alumni and students. Development of long-term support for the college was a major objective of the campaign, which targeted three areas: endowment enhancement; funding for new science facilities;…

A discussion of college faculty development and its role in improving college instruction focuses on current trends in several related areas (faculty development, instructional development, organizational development, and personal development for teachers), emerging needs and priorities, development program staffing, and obstacles to program…

For more than ten years, academics of public universities in Mexico have endured modernization programs that promote individual productivity and operate as a mechanism of selection and assessment. The implementation of the programs has exposed a tension between the values implicit in the programs and the values of the academic teachers. There is a…