An overview and philosophical discussion of the current use of instructional technology in naval training. This essay focuses on the process of instructional development and establishes a parallel between the concepts of instructional systems development and general management theory. (VT)

Describes the elements of a long-range planning process. (DC)

Describes a suggested unit in consumer education designed to give students insight into the controversy about consumer protection policy and proposals, and compares the basic views of three economic belief systems: neoclassical, managerial, and liberal-Galbraithian. (MF)

The New Jersey Performance Management System (PMS) is a major mechanism used by the leadership of the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Hospitals to contract for, monitor, and manage community mental health services. This paper describes PMS, its components, implementation, and limitations. (Author/LMO)

Explores the managerial behavior of sansei, third-generation Japanese-Americans, which directly conforms to neither Western nor native Japanese models, but which contains identifiable elements of each. (BJV)

Describes an instructional database for microcomputers which is designed to eliminate the need for costly textbooks and to aid professors in many of their instructional responsibilities. Various types of databases are explained, and guidelines for hardware selection and backup systems are discussed. (LRW)

Describes a microcomputer-assisted method of using the commercial dBase III software package for the management of a personal bibliographic storage and retrieval system. This system provides users with a systematic way of keeping, for rapid retrieval, references to papers or documents previously read. (Author/CLB)

Describes computerization of routine library procedures on Apple microcomputers at a small regional campus of Ohio University. Highlights include use of a database management program--PFS:FILE--for acquisition lists, equipment/supplies inventory, microfilm and periodicals management, and statistical manipulations, and a spreadsheet…

Data from a recent study of managerial thinking in Malawi are examined in terms of their implications for the training and development of Malawian managers. Some of the issues involved in the transfer of Western management concepts and practices to developing countries are discussed in relation to management development. (Author/CH)

Reports findings of a recent doctoral research study conducted to determine what changes are needed in collegiate business curricula as a result of office automation. Results were based on responses from office systems consultants, and faculty of office administration, management, marketing, accounting, and finance. Conclusions and recommendations…

When used by local governments, long-range planning has the potential to transform policy making and prepare better cities and towns for the future. Placentia, California, began long-range planning as a community effort in the mid-1960s, with the creation of the Placentia Tomorrow Project. The project is described. (RM)

Points out why jobs are so demarcated between levels and then explains and illustrates the way jobs between the various levels are differentiated on the basis of unique results and contribution. (Author)

The Management By Objectives (MBO) system is introduced to higher education, its historical development traced, and its potential for solving the management crisis in higher education assessed. (Author/LBH)

Due to rapidly changing business environment, HRD practitioners are unprecedentedly demanded to actively participate in improving organizational effectiveness as performance management specialist. The purpose of this study was to examine and discuss major elements and issues in performance management system through an extensive literature review…

XML, Extensible Markup Language, is important as a way to represent and encapsulate the structure of underlying data in a portable way that supports data exchange regardless of the physical storage of the data. This paper (and session) introduces some useful and practical aspects of XML technology for sharing information in a educational setting…