There exists a body of theory and assumption that runs squarely at odds with that which has provided the ideological underpinnings of educational administration as it has been developed over the past two decades. The ideological conflict between these two views rests on two fundamentally different ways of looking at the world. One is the…

Report examines the relationships between the power exercised by an organization, commitment to the organization, and task performance, using the theory of compliance proposed by Etzioni for the following hypotheses: (1) Organizations relying mostly on normative power tend to elicit more commitment from lower participants than do organizations…

This report studies the transactional style of organizational processes which emphasizes the interaction of both role expectations and requirements of the institution, and of need-dispositions of the individual. This paper uses the Ford Training and Placement Program as a specific means of illustrating: (1) the reasons for adopting a transactional…

The management field of Organization Development approaches institutions from the social, technical, and economic systems with major emphasis on group process. Organization Development contains many possibilities for libraries and their staff to meet the challenge of our greatly changing environment. This paper outlines the methods by which an…

This study reports the results of a pilot Change Agent Research (CAR) project initiated in the summer of 1975 by the Sports Institute for Research (SIR) for the Windsor Minor Lacrosse Association. The purpose of the project was to audit the association to diagnose the nature of its organizational problems and assist in initiating change in order…

This report is the result of efforts to encourage thoughtful individual corporate action in maintaining up-to-date internal policies and procedures relating to the functions of advertising and promotion. Information for the report was gathered by sending letters to the chief executives of major national advertisers requesting a personal review of…

This paper defines "student development" as emphasizing processes whereby classroom instructors and student affairs persons in post secondary education collaborate in facilitating the cognitive and affective development of the student. It traces the history of such an approach, and provides some resources in print for those who wish guidelines on…

A case study of the Devils Lake Manufacturing Corporation (a successful enterprise between the Brunswick Corporation and the Sioux Indians on the Fort Totten Indian Reservation) is discussed. It shows how the thorough training of operative employees in a minority enterprise has been a factor in the organization's success. (Author/BP)

A college president challenges personnel administrators to play a leadership role in human resource management. Notes the need for career development programs for middle managers particularly and recommends an organizational development approach to faculty and staff career development. (JT)

The interview with L. W. Lehr, President of the U.S. Operation of the 3M Company, presents a management view of the company's training and development activities. The activities are based on behavior modification programs and organizational development approaches. (EC)

In order for management by objectives, or any other business system, to be fully effective, it is necessary to accept and include the hidden and/or unconscious motivations of each individual involved. (Author/MLF)

Proposes a theoretical approach to mediated communication in organizations suggesting that man-machine interface in mediated human communication is more effectively dealt with by using a comprehensive theoretical approach rather than separate communication devices that are tested as they appear in the market. (MH)

Investigates communication openess by examining the responses of one hundred supervisor-subordinate pairs in a hierarchical setting, and concludes that both supervisors and subordinates favor responses which reflect communication openess. (MH)

Reviews organizational development as a management system, stating that a content-oriented or task-requirements approach may be an appropriate intervention to help managers learn process training. Suggests a career development or management system study by a consultant for organizational development training. (MF)

Reports highlights of the American Society for Training and Development's (ASTD) professional development study to develop a model of professional roles and competencies for ASTD members. Members' ratings of trainer activities were used to construct role models for professional trainers. (M F)