The article focuses on why the success of career development is largely dependent on the manager knowing how to develop subordinates. This is being accomplished through an advisory system by providing managers multiple leadership/education/training alternatives for specific developmental needs. (Author/BP)

In the planning stage, the project manager's primary role is to see that the project is begun, planned, and developed in such a way that future problems in budget, design, or construction are minimized. (Author)

The design stage encompasses the planning and scheduling of design development, preparation of construction documents, assistance in bidding and negotiation, and periodic visits to the site. (Author)

The purpose of the three sections of this document is to provide simulated activities that will help each participant acquire the necessary skills to work with zero-base budgeting (ZBB). The specific objectives are to provide activities that will assist a manager in determining whether or not ZBB should be considered for implementation, to provide…

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…

This workbook is designed to provide the professional educator with an insight and some practical understanding of the management by objectives (MBO) process. It contains four sections, the first of which is an introduction. The next section gives an overview of MBO. It states that MBO is a process whereby two persons in an organization (a)…

The current status of student affairs research programs at universities throughout the U.S. is examined in a survey project. The need for the development of student affairs management systems is cited. The questionnaire used in the survey covered four broad areas: (1) background information on responding institutions; (2) information about the…

The manual presents 16 main steps for health project management, from project formulation through termination. The manual defines a health project as a temporary intensive effort to set up and put into operation a new or revised service that will result in the reduction of specific health or health-related problems. (Typical examples include the…

This publication contains a report describing a May 1972 seminar sponsored by the International Institute for Educational Planning to discuss current approaches to educational evaluation. In addition, the following 11 papers presented at the conference are included in their entirety: "Possible Criteria for Evaluating Education Policies," by R.…

This document discusses current thinking and research on projects and their management, particularly in regard to performance variables. Part one defines project management, discusses its relation to education and considers the need for a conceptual framework. Part two focuses on the purpose, assumptions, components, and external environment of a…

When the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP) was established in 1972, its first order of business was to assess the extent of the drug problem and to identify the programs available for dealing with it. A decision was made by that office to attempt to provide to management, at both the State and Federal levels, an effective…

Material requirements planning (MRP) systems are described as management tools for planning and controlling production operations. A wide variety of industries and production organizations are credited as reporting significant operating improvements in such areas as inventory control, production scheduling, delivery performance, and production…

This paper describes the characteristics and circumstances defining nine decision cases in an effort to provide methodological assistance for practitioners. Each case is examined according to its objectives (single or multiple), resource level (limited or unlimited), time frame (a priori or evaluative), and the nature of desired decisions. In…

The purpose of this report is to provide a common framework within which Ohio's public institutions of higher education can perform their existing planning, programming, and budgeting functions. The purposes, organization, and outputs of higher education are discussed in the first 3 sections. Purposes include: instructional objectives, research,…

This paper discusses the application of computers for higher education and describes a philosophy and initial application of an accountability system that can aid in coping with the problems of occupationally related schools. Discussed are: (1) the role of computers in systems application; (2) the need for systems related information: the…