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Fresina, Anthony J.; Kerr, Margaret E. – Training and Development Journal, 1977
Thirty-seven universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes were surveyed in order to clarify the available forms of educational assistance in training and development. A "curriculum cube" describes program types (resulting from the study) along three dimensions: Program level, curriculum content, and housing of program. (TA)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Educational Programs, Higher Education
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Davis, David S. – 1992
Total quality management (TQM) is based on the fundamental philosophy that it is always more effective to do something right the first time than it is to correct deficiencies. It seeks to improve quality and increase customer satisfaction by restructuring traditional management and organizational practices. Common characteristics of TQM include…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
Tamkin, P.; Hirsh, W.; Tyers, C. – 2003
The process of making better people managers was examined. Data were collected through interviews with managers and staff at five case study organizations in the United Kingdom and through interviews with a sample of business schools and management developers. The study established that managers must be able to do the following things: (1) empower…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems
Carter, A. – 2001
A four-phase study was conducted in Great Britain to determine what executive coaching is, why organizations use it, what issues are involved, and where executive coaching fits in terms of management learning theory. Data were gathered through a literature review, in-depth interviews with management development specialists and others in…
Descriptors: Careers, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Inservice Education
North West Regional Management Centre, Chorley (England). – 1985
This book was originally produced in England as part of a self-instructional package designed as an introduction to the course for the Certificate in Management Studies. The package includes a number of self-assessed activities and is expected to take about 20 hours to complete. The course materials are organized in three sections covering the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Foreign Countries
Maulding, Wanda S. – 2002
According to psychologist Daniel Goleman, a strong IQ can set the baseline for success but does not guarantee prosperity. Goleman believes that factors contributing to "emotional intelligence" (for example, self-control, zeal and persistence, and ability to motivate oneself) are key to success in the corporate world. Howard Gardner has…
Descriptors: Brain, Corporations, Definitions, Emotional Intelligence
Smith, Michael J.; And Others – 1989
Producing goods and services of high quality is not expensive, but correcting poor quality costs U.S. companies as much as 20 percent of sales revenues annually. One survey reported that only 1 out of 300 U.S. companies involved management and engineering staff in quality training. The tendency is to have a quality control department, separate…
Descriptors: Adults, Employees, Government Employees, Government Role
Buono, Anthony F., Ed. – 2003
This book contain papers 13 papers on enhancing inter-firm networks, including by intervening in mergers and acquisitions and developing strategic alliances and partnerships. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Anthony F. Buono); "Making Mergers and Acquisitions Work: A Guide to Consulting Interventions" (Mitchell Lee Marks);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Role, Adult Education, Business
Moore, Dorothy Perrin – 2000
This book provides lessons for the woman who wants to advance her career within a corporation or by opening or expanding a business venture of her own. Chapter One, "Careers" introduces the types and varied career paths of the women entrepreneurs who are followed in subsequent chapters. Chapter Two, "Organizational…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Administration, Career Change, Career Development
Peeke, Graham – 2000
In the context of the United Kingdom's further education (FE) system, continuous professional development (CPD) can be considered to include study for further qualifications and formal and informal in-college development programs. The tradition has been for teachers to determine their own development. In situations where resources to support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrators, Adult Educators, Definitions
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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 2000
This document presents and discusses a self-assessment checklist that the General Accounting Office (GAO) developed to enable agency leaders to examine their human capital efforts through a process consisting of the following stages: analyze and plan; implement change; and evaluate and continuously improve. The preface defines the term "human…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Check Lists, Definitions
Barratt-Pugh, Llandis – 2001
Australia's Frontline Management Initiative (FMI) marks a political move toward workplace learning and provides evidence concerning development of managing identities and management of such workplace learning. The FMI was examined as a technology of identity within the discourse of enterprise and an instrument of textualization of the workplace.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Context Effect, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship
Horsfall, Chris, Ed. – 2001
This document contains five papers examining the meaning and operation of leadership as a variable affecting student achievement in further education colleges in the United Kingdom. "Introduction" (Chris Horsfall) discusses school effectiveness studies' findings regarding the relationship between leadership and effective schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on standards and certification in human resource development (HRD). "Implementing Management Standards in the UK" (Jonathan Winterton, Ruth Winterton) reports on a study that explored the implementation of management standards in 16 organizations and identified 36 key themes and…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
2001
This document contains three papers on managerial performance issues. "Managerial Skill Requirements: Evidence from the Scottish Visitor Attraction Industry" (Sandra Watson, Martin McCracken) presents the findings from an exploratory study of those skills that managers in the Scottish visitor attraction sector considered most important…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education
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