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Download full textSaha, Dhanonjoy C.; Ahmed, Abrar; Hanumandla, Shailaja – Research Management Review, 2011
Conventional wisdom may support the presumed notion that higher expectations increase efficiency and improve quality. However, this claim may only be validated when workers are equipped with appropriate tools, training, and a conducive work environment. This study implements various interventions, observes outcomes, and analyzes data collected in…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Research Administration
Direct linkPhelps, James L. – Educational Considerations, 2008
The never-ending organizational challenge is to allocate available resources to best achieve its goals. Out of this fundamental question several models have evolved. One is a conceptual model--a way to think about how organizations operate. A second is a statistical model estimating the magnitude of relationships among goals and elements of the…
Descriptors: Productivity, Educational Change, Educational Resources, Organizational Change
Figgis, Jane; Butorac, Anne; Clayton, Berwyn; Meyers, Dave; Dickie, Mary; Malley, Jeff; McDonald, Rod – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors which help successful equity initiatives that had been seeded in technical and further education (TAFE) institutes through short-term funding to take root and spread. The report concludes that many equity programs remain stuck in the seeding stage and fail to thrive and grow. It suggests that…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Adult Education, Vocational Education, Performance Factors
Braun, Susan; Groom, Kenneth N. – 1969
The various tasks that have to be undertaken before the construction of a new school can begin are complex. In Great Britain, the Local Government Operational Research Unit was asked by Northumberland County Council to examine how delays in the preconstruction period might be reduced. A detailed analysis was made of nine school building projects…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Critical Path Method, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Hemphill, John M., Jr.; And Others – 1975
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) is used in the U.S. Marine Corps task analysis program for occupational field studies. Scheduling sequential tasks, estimating time requirements, determining staffing needs, and locating checkpoints for control all can be accomplished using PERT. Examples of operational aspects of PERT, PERT…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Critical Path Method, Decision Making, Labor Utilization
Cresswell, Anthony; And Others – 1980
The intent of this document is to describe approximately 30 management science and organizational behavioral techniques with practical applications in school business management. Each technique is described by the mechanics of using the technique, specific applications of the technique, and requirements and constraints in the use of the technique.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method
