This article reviews the comparative merits of distributed leadership and democratic leadership as understandings of, and preferred alternatives to, the leadership of and in organizations. It is particularly concerned that, while distributed leadership may provide a welcome and worthwhile respite from and alternative to the kind of heroic…

This article discusses academic entrepreneurship in the context of ongoing changes in university management and governance in European universities. The comparative perspective is provided by the European Union (EU) research project "European Universities for Entrepreneurship: Their Role in the Europe of Knowledge" (EUEREK) comprising…

University innovations relevant to sustainability education do not always come labelled as such. Inspiration can potentially be drawn from a wide range of fields and initiatives. During a 2005 study tour of Canada, seven universities were visited to investigate such programs, focussing on those that comprise more than one subject and that are…

This document comprises recommendations concerning a University Senate and the Council of Deans at Harvard University. The recommendations for the Senate are: (1) a University-wide Senate should be established as a deliberative and advisory forum; (2) the Senate would be composed of faculty and students elected from the various schools; (3)…

A warning against the dangers of treating an academic institution as a system susceptible of management. (Editor)

Reviews the role of institutional policy, cites frequent abuses of institutional policy, and delineates several principles of policy management (development, communication, execution and evaluation). (Author/PG)

Looking at practices of university governments in three countries, the author discusses proposals for administrative and constitutional changes in universities. He makes recommendations to resolve the problems. (Author/MF)

The objective of the program described is to contribute to more effective policy in administrative units, and to improve the capacity of individuals in these administrative units to function in policy analysis and evaluation, in policy decisionmaking, and policy implementation. (Author/PG)

This report is one in a series written on the Resource Requirements Prediction Model (RRPM-1) developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). This particular document traces briefly the development of RRPM, its design objectives, testing and implementation at pilot institutions, and the resources required for…

This report is one in a series written on the Resource Requirements Prediction Model (RRPM-1) developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). This particular document is a guide to the project manager, the person responsible for marshaling and coordinating the resources necessary to implement RRPM-1. The Guide…

This report is one in a series written on the Resource Requirements Prediction Model (RRPM-1) developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). This particular document contains a brief evaluation of the RRPM implementation as well as an historical record of all important events related to the pilot studies of…