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Rachel, Frank M.; Myers, James A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
Few instruments exist for measuring community perceptions of local schools. The Social Style Profile Model, originally developed to describe individual behavior, adapts very well to organizations. Knowing a school's perceived social behavior style and its level of versatile behavior makes for improved school management and school-community…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques
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Weaver, K. Mark; And Others – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1989
The paper presents a conceptual model depicting proposed antecedents of entrepreneurial behavior, and applies the model to a case example of a company called Q.M.S. The model encompasses: personality characteristics, values, and behavioral orientations of the individual; organizational environment/structure; entrepreneurial role models; and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Business, Case Studies
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Wesson, Linda Hampton; And Others – Journal of School Leadership, 1994
Restructuring requires that educational leaders have new frameworks for interpreting participant behaviors. Paulo Freire has defined characteristics of people moving toward higher thinking levels and decision-making ability. Combining Freire's thoughts with restructuring provides a conceptual model allowing leaders to interpret the organizational…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Behavior Patterns, Critical Thinking, Developmental Stages
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Nicoll, David – Group and Organization Studies, 1982
Addresses the subject of organizational termination, suggesting it is an appropriate concern for the field of organization development, and that present methodologies are inadequate to deal with it. Describes a consulting experience with one dying organization and experimental intervention strategies. Describes behavioral reactions of staff to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Change Strategies, Consultants
Hayes, Andrew E. – 1973
This study serves as a basis for revisions of the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ) and as the second part of a larger study in which the conceptual model of climate introduced by Halpin and Croft, and the OCDQ, will be revised. The purposes were (1) to determine the factor structure of the OCDQ when a large, national sample…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Programs, Discriminant Analysis, Factor Analysis