The basic problem addressed here is: Do role functions of building principals and local union leaders conflict as a result of expected behavior, or is there cooperation based on a system of common values? (Author/AM)

Develops a descriptive model of school organizational patterns using the concept of complexity of environment, and explores the implications different organizational patterns have for students and teachers. (Author)

Staff development in Great Britain is defined as a systematic attempt to harmonize individuals' interests and wishes, and their carefully assessed requirements for furthering their careers with the forthcoming requirements of the organization within which they work. Implications for introducing it into universities are discussed. (LBH)

Consensus practices, modes of operation that a newspaper develops which promote community unity, were not found to be related to news coverage or profits but were found to be a function of the size of the community in question. (KS)

Cites two examples pertaining to the cultural context of technical communication in which cultural factors affected the writing problems that surfaced. Argues that teachers and consultants must make their students and clients aware of the cultural effects pertaining to their writing. (HTH)

Explores the relationship between libraries and archives, given that archives frequently are located administratively and physically in libraries. The reasons for this organizational cohabitation, and the need to recognize archives as a unit distinct from the library, are discussed. (CLB)

An interview in which W. Mathew Juechter speaks from experience and the passionately held belief of the role of the corporation as custodian of the planet and the chief nurturer of the human spirit. (Author/JOW)

Describes how training managers initiated a senior management development program to help an organization develop a new approach to managing change and upheaval. (Author/JOW)

Describes the unusual design and construction of Magdalena Municipal School (K-12) in rural New Mexico. Designed to complement the physical setting and suit diverse age groups, the school features a unifying stepped facade motif, rough-textured surfaces, high desert colors, and trees used as a windbreak. (MLH)

Presents a research-based model for human resource development effectiveness. Model standards specify that the HRD function has (1) the ability to diagnose problems, (2) the support of the corporate mission and culture, (3) a commitment to strategic planning and support for organizational change, (4) clearly defined staff roles and…

School reform has served to solve organizational problems of schools, but not the moral ones. Reforms in two high schools are presented using the Durkheimian model of morality. These schools changed emphasis to focus on the world for which the students were being prepared. This stress on reality strengthened the reform efforts. (VM)

While no single theory describes how to organize a college or university better, contingency theory asks only that an institution know itself well before choosing a model to imitate. College administrators who want to improve their organizational structure should be familiar with the contingency approach. (Author/MSE)

The existing theoretical framework for research in management information systems (MIS) is criticized for its lack of attention to the external environment of organizations, and a new framework is developed which better accommodates MIS in public organizations: public management information systems. Four models of publicness that reflect external…

Drawing on Kaufman's distinction between development in the community and development of the community, this paper discusses the constraints on local economic development associated with increased concentration of capital. The likelihood of successfully employing "import substitution" and other localization strategies without confronting issues of…