Implementing a system of management by objectives in a school system causes the board, the superintendent, and all members of the team to become active rather than reactive. (RC)

Reports on the first part of a research study in various educational organizations in Britain engaged in Management by Objectives (MBO). Data are reported not only on the technical aspects of MBO; but also on the whole question of the leadership process, situational variables, and resistance to change and innovation. (Author)

Management and supervision in a management by objectives system do not focus on the quality or efficiency of a list of activities. Rather, the manager and supervisor validate progress in reaching agreed outcomes. The implementation of a management and supervision by results approach requires (a) agreement on a statement of mission; (b) agreement…

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…

Management by Objectives (MBO) can assist schools in clarifying the purposes of education. This management technique entails measuring demonstrable results to determine whether predetermined goals and objectives have been met. Evaluation under MBO need not put participants on the defensive; it does not necessitate a negative approach like…

The Superintendent of Pennridge School District in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, evaluates the local district administrators for merit pay twice a year based on management by objective concepts. Working individually and in teams, the administrators develop common and individual objectives. These objectives are assigned point values by secret…

It is possible to remain faithful to the general intentions of management by objectives (MBO) while boiling it down to four major points. First, MBO places the emphasis on results rather than on resources or the ways in which resources are utilized. Second, responsibility for achieving these results is shared jointly by the superior and his…

This discussion of the Pennsylvania Model Project follows a flow chart to cover all aspects of the program: mission, awareness and understanding, advantages and disadvantages, commitment, needs assessment, isolation of problems, setting priorities, assessing the present program, reevaluation of priorities, planning staff allocation, goals and…