This study reviewed the literature to trace the evolution and life cycles of seven management techniques related to higher education. The seven case studies involved analysis of a selected sample of periodical, monograph, and technical literature from 1960 to the present. The literature base on each management technique was reviewed in reference…

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…

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…

Today's schools are faced with a new challenge--namely, how they can be managed more effectively. This book evaluates concrete management plans such as Management By Objectives (MBO) and Zero-Base Budgeting and explains the principles that different systems work on, where they have been tried, how they have succeeded or not succeeded, and why.…

This packet contains the materials necessary for presentation of the third of ten modules that comprise a portion of the National Training and Development Service Urban Management Curriculum Development Project. The management by objectives module presents a framework for identifying, integrating, monitoring, and evaluating the goals and…