All too often supervisors, media specialists, teachers, and paraprofessionals are found working at cross-purpose, each with an individual set of goals. Management by objectives is one approach to this problem that can successfully integrate the goals and objectives of such diverse individuals with those of the organization. (Author)

Synergistic approaches to group decision making such as Nominal Group Technique and Delphi Technique offer a structured and systematic process for maximizing participation and for separating the creativity and evaluation components of the decision-making process. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to examine several implementation strategies which may aid in the successful application of MBO by managers in public broadcasting. (Author)

Describes the management by objectives approach to teaching organizational communication, where students set their own objectives and deadlines for the course and arrange a "contract" with the instructor, resulting in better student motivation. (SR)

Looking at literacy teaching across classrooms at the urban Mill City Charter School provides an opportunity to explore the importance of coherence within a school. This work was informed by teachers' voices and classroom observations over several months. Findings suggest that when teachers and school leaders share a common theory and vision for…

Management by Objectives (MBO) can be a powerful tool to help an organization improve productivity by tying part of the salary administration program to individual performance relative to mutually established goals. (BP)

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC" contains 15 annotations of documents and journal articles on management by objectives (MBO), all of which are indexed in the ERIC system. Materials on evaluation, individualizing instruction, accountability, criticism of MBO, and other topics are annotated. (DS)

The relationship between organizational theory and the development of the human curriculum needs further assessment. The author suggests that Management by Objectives (MBO) can further the goals of human curriculum by altering the modes of organizational communication. (Author/DS)

Describes the development and implementation of a comprehensive, results-oriented management system based on a participative management concept. (Author/IRT)

Key elements in the effectiveness of the advisory committee at Erie County Technical School (Pennsylvania) are its organizational structure, liaison with staff, management by objectives, and leadership commitment. (SK)

Reactions to a two-year pilot program of management by objectives in the Business Education Department at Utah State University were positive. (MS)

The pivotal role of principals as educational team leaders necessitates their being--and being seen as--one of the teachers in the school. Therefore, principals must remain within teachers' organizations; doing so is crucial to their role in their schools. (Author/NQA)

Lists the ways in which those against planning and change impede progress and productivity. (Author/JM)

Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS) provide a means of integrating effectiveness-based and behavior-based appraisal systems. BARS is a set of scales--one for each major job dimension, or broad class of duties, responsibilities, or activities of a job. (Author/IRT)

Describes the results of a two-year experiment with subordinates' evaluation of supervisors in a health sciences library, as well as the findings from a questionnaire survey of 101 health sciences library directors on this reverse evaluation. (Author/JD)