The Progressive Architecture Awards Jury included applied research for the first time this year. In the special category of "research framework and structure" an award was given the city of Boston for a research program which will administer research and design projects from inception of an idea through research, to design and feedback.…

Since the human performer is usually essential to the operation of a new system, the authors propose a model human performance system which, they claim, makes it possible to deal with people as rationally as with machines. The implications of this system for training in response to change are discussed. (SA)

Reports on methods devised to test the strategic-contingencies theory of intraorganizational power which hypothesizes that the power of subunits results from contingent dependences among them created by unspecified combinations of coping with uncertainty. (Author)

A system called Building Block Costing is explained, with examples of techniques, reports, and application of results. (Author/JB)

Discusses factors that affect energy consumption and describes a variety of heat recovery devices that can be applied to many new or existing ventilation systems. (Author/MF)

Excerpts from the occasional journal of a research fellow stress the need for implementing a formal program in normative systems research. (Author)

Examines the complex combination of behavioral and technical factors which determine the successful introduction and continuous use of management by objectives. A previous article attempted to examine significant variations in the reasons why British educational organizations have used MBO, the apparent leadership styles, and the speed and…

Discusses application of systems analysis to social and behavioral science as well as machine and non-machine systems. Presents rationale, principles, techniques, and advantages and disadvantages. (CJ)

Evaluates a conventional model for training counselors, describes a systems-based model, and examines some advantages and limitations of the proposed model. (Author)

The Computer Assisted Instruction Division of the U. S. Army Signal Center and School at Fort Monmouth, N.J., has been engaged in evaluation of CAI in an interactive mode of instruction. The highlights of this computerized training system are presented. (Author/HB)

The philosophy of a systems approach to the design of information storage and retrieval systems is suggested in which the computer is recognized in its proper perspective as a powerful and effective alternative tool. (Author)