A review of eight books on the topics of business administration and management (RA)

A review of four books on manager thinking processes and creativity. (RA)

Computer-based administrative support tools are having a profound effect on the management of colleges and universities. Several such systems at Stanford University are discussed, including modeling, database management systems, networking, and electronic mail. (JN)

The use of contractors for the performance of maintenance duties in parks and recreational facilities is recommended as a legitimate tool to improve productivity or upgrade quality. An example of the use of contracts is provided. (CJ)

Purchasing forms carelessly can cost money. Duke University has established a forms management system expected to save $40,000, or almost 10 percent, in the first year of operation. (Author/MLF)

Presents results of research efforts to develop an enrollment forecasting model for Ohio's higher education system. The model employs the concept of spatial interaction to determine the market share of each public college each year. Also discusses data bases, cost function development, and forecasting of actual enrollment for each college.…

Small outdoor recreation businesses can benefit from implementing the entrepreneurial or strategic management philosophy. A discussion of the behavior and characteristics of these firms includes research findings. Strategy formulation and implementation, and an analysis of five relevant business environments are included. (IAH)

Discusses deductive databases and database management systems (DBMS) and introduces a framework for advanced query formulation for end users. Recursive processing is described, a sample extensional database is presented, query types are explained, and criteria for advanced query formulation from the end user's viewpoint are examined. (31…

Discusses the inherent complexities of ecosystems. Included in the discussion are the topics of space and time; thermodynamics and open systems; middle number systems and observer dependence; information needs; and the ecosystem approach and integrity. (Contains 26 references.) (MDH)

Presents an approach to document numbering, document titling, and process measurement which, when used with fundamental techniques of statistical process control, reveals meaningful process-element variation as well as nominal productivity models. (SR)

Reports on a project showing that relational data models, including unnormalized models that allow the nesting of relations, cannot fully capture the structural properties of lexical information. A feature-based model that allows for a full representation of some nesting and defines a factoring mechanism is described and demonstrated. (38…

Describes a computer program that manages a collection of pictures such as photographic slides, overheads, or computer images in one or more databases. Discusses organizing the database, searching, and keeping track of the time needed to present the images. (Author/LRW)

Presents the findings from a large-scale educational change initiative in a Fortune 10 company in which managers adopted instructional roles in a cascade delivery approach. (Author/CCM)

Investigates the impact of the Internet on the UK (United Kingdom) second-hand and antiquarian book trade. Results from questionnaires and interviews showed that, overall, electronic commerce presents an opportunity rather than a threat to this traditional retailing sector, partly due to pre-existing database management and distribution skills.…

Course developers can be distracted from applying sound instructional design principles by the amount of flexibility offered through online course development resources (Kidney & Puckett, "Quarterly Review of Distance Education," 4 (2003), 203-212). Distance education course management systems (CMS) provide multiple features that can be easily…