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Download full textAustin, Ann E. – 1984
The commitment of administrators to the work role, the institution, and the career was studied using data from a survey and interviews of mid-level administrators at a large research university. A total of 256 administrators responded to the survey, and 6 participated in followup interviews. Approximately 80 percent of the respondents were found…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
Austin, Ann E. – Administrator's Update, 1984
The work experiences of college presidents, deans, and midlevel administrators are examined, with attention to job characteristics, degree of participation in college decision making, loyalty and commitment to the school, and job satisfaction. Extrinsic variables of the work environment include workload, rewards, supervision, and opportunities,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Presidents, Deans, Decision Making
Austin, Ann E.; Gamson, Zelda F. – 1983
Pressures that have negatively affected the work environments of colleges are identified, and research concerning the work experience of faculty and administrators is reviewed. The effect of the extrinsic and intrinsic elements on faculty members' work is considered, including their power and autonomy, their relationships to the institution, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Environment, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship
Austin, Ann E. – 1985
Male and female mid-level administrators at a large research university were compared on personal and demographic variables; perceptions of opportunities and job/organizational characteristics; job satisfaction; and degree of commitment to job, institution, and career. A total of 192 male and 38 female administrators participated. While males and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, College Administration, College Environment
Austin, Ann E. – 1985
Personal, job-related, and environmental factors that might account for academic mid-level administrators' general job satisfaction were studied with a sample of 260 administrators at a large research university. Attention was directed to: personal characteristics (sex, age, number of years employed at the university), perceived job…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrators
Austin, Ann E. – 1983
The literature concerning the work experience of faculty members, administrators, and clerical and support staff is reviewed. The experience of these employee groups is examined in relation to: the characteristics of their work and work environment, the extent of their autonomy and power, and their relationship to their institution. In addition,…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Environment, College Faculty, College Presidents
