Urges trainers not to proceed blindly in learning program effectiveness. (DS)

Summarizes recent studies based on the contingency model of leadership effectiveness, which suggest why research has failed to show that leadership training and experience increase organizational performance. The contingency model postulated that group performance depends on the match between situational favorableness, i.e., the leader's control…

Outlines objectives and methodology for successfully developing expatriated managers. (Editor)

Good college managers can learn from good corporate management. (Author)

Failure to participate in the management revolution has created a critical shortage of business leaders at our colleges, but innovative new programs offer some hope for management development. (Editor)

This paper compares the human service organization (HSO) with mainstream industrial and commercial enterprises. It examines some insights drawn from recent British and American research, particularly in the area of "domain theory," and suggests possible reasons for the ambivalent performance of most organizational development/management strategies…

The author argues that curriculum design requires viewing the whole fabric of management training in its totality; individual training programs are created from this perspective. The challenge in this case is to build a coherent plan that will provide structure and unity to the whole management training program. (Author/SSH)

Describes a public relations course that teaches students how to analyze a communications problem and plan and implement a program to solve that problem based on sound managerial strategy. (HOD)

Describes how a black radio operation in Washington, D.C., used university students enrolled in a broadcast management course to solve some of their management problems. (HOD)

A training and development curriculum for scientific research managers is discussed. Four management modules linked to a typical career profile are described: research management, subject matter management, functional program management, and policy and program management. (MSE)

With an increased need for managerial professional development, seminars and workshops for improving supervisory, managerial, and executive performance have been developed. Some experiences from the Center for Executive Development at Southern Colorado's School of Business are described. (Author/MLW)

The Miamisburg (Ohio) City School District found that--through clarification of administrative style, definition of responsibilities, and acceptance by other administrators--the associate principal is a more effective school leader, administrative team member, and community liaison than is the usual assistant principal. (Author/RW)

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and disseminate the ideas and attitudes of using self-directed management programs for post-graduate students. The author argues that self-direction in designing management courses is not usually popular with staff and administrators attempting to run traditional programs. (MEAD Subscriptions, CSML,…