Argues that systematic empirical assessment of organizational development (OD) interventions is important and can have benefits both for subject organizations and organizational researchers. Discusses suggested criteria for effective assessment of OD interventions. (For availability see EA 507 198.) (JG)

Describes an organization development program for educational systems and reviews an experiment conducted to assess its impact on elementary schools and their teaching staffs. Results indicate that the program was generally successful in establishing collective structures and increasing the perceived adequacy of collective decision processes in…

Describes the commitment of the learning assistance support system (LASS) at California State University, Long Beach, to the systematic use of management techniques, such as management by objectives, organizational development and renewal, and networking, in evaluating the management of instructional systems. (CMV)

The centrality of interpersonal trust for effective managerial problem solving was illustrated by inducing either a high-trust or a low-trust mental set in experimental groups. Subjects operating in a high-trust environment were significantly more effective in problem solving. (Author)

Managers should understand that people react to proposed changes in a variety of ways and make every effort to recognize what their employees' responses to change actually are and what factors are likely to affect their responses. (Author)

A description of the structure and strategy of the five year Programme, including the definitions of and the projects related to computer assisted learning and computer managed learning. (DAG)

EDGE is a flexible group technique that enables participants to express, explain, exchange, and encapsulate their suggestions for creating their corporation's competitive edge. EDGE has two important outcomes: participants become more comfortable with each other and with problem solving, and they acquire small group skills. (JOW)

This article analyzes the unique set of interacting factors that make burnout likely in social services and describes a management development strategy for addressing the problem through training and through the creation of a climate for learning and growth. (JOW)

Draws attention to problems for public relations theory and practice which arise from considerations of the vantage point of the public relations practitioner. Questions whether practitioners can actually develop the perspective they claim to offer. (MS)

The author states that many career development programs lack strategic attention to one or more system components in the model composed of content, process, and structure. He discusses how to fit career development activities into a model that addresses each component. (CH)

Role analysis is a powerful yet simple organizational development technique. When expectations are clarified, individual team members can become more effective and efficient. Then, synergy occurs and the whole team becomes more effective. (JOW)

The use of issues management as an organizational process and its relationship to the more comprehensive notion of strategic planning are discussed, and its application to the establishment of a new school of communications at Penn State examined. (MSE)

Presents highlights of the National Association of College Admission Counselors' first 50 years. (ABB)

Combining a phyletic approach based on history and current organizational theory and a phenetic approach through a national sample of institutions and multivariate analysis, a structural taxonomy was developed. Autonomy and centralization of decision making and participation and formalization of procedures were common to both approaches.…

A comparative case study analysis of organizational genesis shows three findings: (1) the greater the density of similar organizations, the greater the capacity to generate resources; (2) the greater the density of similar organizations, the greater the legitimacy of resource claims; and (3) the greater the density of similar organizations, the…