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Download full textDeegan, William L.; And Others – 1974
The objectives of this book are: (1) to present a theoretical framework for management by objectives in community colleges, (2) to present information about alternative methods for conducting needs assessment and implementing management by objectives, (3) to present a framework for integrating academic and fiscal planning through management by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Books, College Administration, Community Colleges
Baron, Bernard – 1978
The various elements of the management approach to tertiary education (broadly, all institutions of further and higher education maintained by local authorities) are identified, with the principal focus on the general approach known as "Management by Objectives" (MBO). The arguments for and against its use and possible hazards following…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bibliographies, Educational Administration, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationDunn, Pierre – 1975
It is possible to remain faithful to the general intentions of management by objectives (MBO) while boiling it down to four major points. First, MBO places the emphasis on results rather than on resources or the ways in which resources are utilized. Second, responsibility for achieving these results is shared jointly by the superior and his…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Gardner, Jeffrey J.; Webster, Duane E. – 1974
Management principles and guidelines for the development of goals and objectives in the academic or research library are formulated. The intent of the goal statements is to draw on the management-by-objectives (MBO) techniques to develop a series of principles and guidelines which libraries can consider, evaluate, and adapt for local use. Sample…
Descriptors: Administration, College Libraries, Guidelines, Library Administration
Lee, Sang M.; Van Horn, James C. – 1983
A systematic approach to the management of higher education institutions is described. The methodology combines administration by objectives (ABO), a management technique that helps academic administrators structure decisions in a systematic manner, with goal programming (GP), a decision-science tool that is ideally suited to the analysis of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, College Planning, Conflict Resolution
Heaton, C. P., Ed. – 1975
Management by Objectives (MBO) can be used as a tool for assisting in the more effective management of organizations engaged in higher education. This document shares the early experiences and efforts of those who have implemented the MBO process in higher educational environments with individuals and organizations who may be contemplating the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, Community Colleges
Heermann, Barry – 1974
This paper analyzes authority-use patterns as they relate to the internal organization of a community college. Section 1 presents a hypothetical case study of a community college which practices several unique authority-use variations that are in actual use in two-year colleges around the country. The cluster college scheme, a new strategy for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Cluster Colleges, College Administration, Governance
Gephart, William J., Ed. – 1975
Six papers from a Phi Delta Kappa symposium on educational accountability begin with an examination of accountability both as a goal and a process for achieving a goal, particularly from the state education agency perspective. The second paper, prepared from the vantage point of the teacher, asks questions about the development of accountability…
Descriptors: Accountability, Conferences, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
Carpenter, William B.; And Others – 1973
Because today's college administrators must find an acceptable balance between educational desirability, economic feasibility, political expediency, social relevancy, and philosophical defensibility, many have turned to Management by Objectives (MBO), which coordinates management activities with institutional goals. MBO is concerned with the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2001
Throughout Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries, school systems and individual schools are experimenting with new approaches to management that seek to run schools in ways that are right for the 21st century. Those who manage these schools must take responsibility for an arduous task due to the complexity…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Case Studies, Educational Administration
Lewis, Ralph G.; Smith, Douglas H. – 1994
This volume offers a detailed argument for and description of Total Quality Management (TQM) for institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 elaborates on why TQM is good for higher education and includes some warning as to why implementation at colleges and universities may not be easy. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the history of the TQM…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Rausch, Erwin, Ed.; And Others – 1980
The way that modern management techniques contained in the Linking Elements Concept can be applied successfully to management in institutions of higher learning is considered. The Linking Elements Concept combines management science, management by objectives (MBO), and the behavioral sciences into an overall framework. The concept proposes that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Ancillary School Services, College Administration, Conflict Resolution
