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Stein, Carroll I. – Personnel Journal, 1975
The results of a survey of 428 management personnel in 10 organizations identified three major dimensions which interact to define most management by objectives systems' variations and problems: supervisory style, measurability of objectives, and frequency of review of the organization. Suggestions for positive changes are offered. (AG)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Failure, Management by Objectives, Management Systems
Stewart, Valerie – Industrial Training International, 1975
Discussing the processes that happen in competitive training groups that experience failure and/or success, the article points out, for the benefit of trainers, that success is as much a management problem as is failure. (MW)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Failure, Group Dynamics, Group Guidance
Download full textDannemiller, Kathleen D.; Linta, Edward – 1975
Management by Objectives (MBO), provides student personnel administrators some help in responding to the complexity of a constantly changing student community. MBO is a goal- and result-oriented process for effective management. A major MBO assumption is that people work better if they are clear about goals, if they help in setting their own job…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Evaluation
Peer reviewedAshley, Janelle C.; And Others – Journal of the NAWDAC, 1981
Describes the difficulties of implementing a successful management by objectives (MBO) program into the university environment. Benefits and principles underlying MBO are reviewed. Steps in implementing the MBO program are discussed with suggestions for avoiding problems. (RC)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Employee Responsibility, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
Gubasta, Joseph L. – 1977
There are several commonly accepted college and university governance concepts and management styles: (1) the assumption that organizational goals can be precisely defined and that institutional processes are widely understood; (2) the collective bargaining concept, which assumes that there are fundamentally conflicting interests within the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Problems, Change Strategies, Collective Bargaining
1973
The University Affiliated Facility (UAF) Programs throughout the United States provide a unique combination of university and community college affiliations for multidiscipline training, multidiscipline services to clients as an adjunct to this training and the conduct of research, all for the benefit of the developmentally disabled client. The…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Case Studies
London, Manuel – 1995
This book uses the experiences of a large state research university over the past 5 years to illustrate principles to improve administrative efficiency and manage change. In 12 chapters the book examines, provides lists, and gives examples of plans and strategies for dealing with matters such as: (1) change strategies; (2) leadership roles,…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Change Agents
