Common goal-setting practices are based on questionable assumptions. Organizational goals are established through the process of committing policies and allocating resources. Goal-setting should be viewed as a major confrontation of values and administrators and policy-makers might better clarify school goals by examining their actions.…

Overparticipation as well as the more frequent decisional deprivation tends to increase teacher dissatisfaction. (Author/IRT)

Contains information about schools and departments of journalism; journalism education organizations; national funds, fellowships and foundations in journalism; collegiate and scholastic services; media and professional associations; and professional and student societies. (RL)

Two factors predominate in determining the appropriateness of strategic plans for management information systems (MIS)--explicitness (the degree to which the process is conscious, formal, and documented) and situational fit (the degree to which the MIS is compatible with the specific organization and its members). (Author/IRT)

An ethnomethodological approach is developed as a means of enriching theories of succession. The usefulness of the approach is illustrated by examining a detailed account of the first occurrence of succession in an emerging social organization in which succession took the form of status degradation. (Author/IRT)

Action research is presented as a method for generating knowledge that corrects the deficiencies of positivist science. Action research is shown to base its scientific legitimacy in philosophical traditions that are different from those that legitimate positivist science. (Author/IRT)

Summarizes some vital concepts of motivational theory, and then discusses four types of motivational problems: motive-conflict, incentive/reward, expectancy, and environmental. Some examples are presented which are representative of existing motivational problems in many different organizational contexts. (VT)

Characteristics of a temporary system seemed to contribute to role strain which in turn was conducive to decreased productivity. Further research should focus on the independent effects of specific aspects of temporary systems such as newness, brevity, and diversified role sets on goal attainment and productivity. Available from: Journal of…

The article describes the "Squaws and Mohawks," a social club in Brookline, Massachusetts, made up of 20 adults who are mentally retarded. (DLS)

Intended for organizations serving the hearing impaired, guidelines are presented for organizing a coalition. (CL)

This directory presents a list of 340 professional organizations and societies in earth science. Groups from both the United States and other countries are included. (BT)

Discusses the destructive aspects of reorganization that must take place if change is to be successful. The 1970-71 reorganization of the U.S. Post Office Department is used as a model. (Author)

The article outlines the procedures and problems involved in establishing a society for the promotion of education of gifted children. Lessons learned from the experience of the Gifted Child Society in the United States over the past 26 years were recounted for the benefit of groups in other countries. (Author/DB)