The power that writing centers have to change their institutions lies in their working with faculties across the various disciplines, starting conversations about the nature of teaching and the role of writing in education. Engaging in this adventure requires some change, some adaptation, in the way a center operates--in at least a practical,…

Critical issues facing the counseling profession include the simultaneous occurrence of turbulence in the professional, legal, and social atmospheres in which counselors operate. Specific examples of turbulence experienced in the state of Washington are presented. In this series of two papers, Dr. Gerber reflects on the critical issues facing the…

To build theory, a study (the third stage in a program of research) examined encroachment by fund raising on public relations in the nonprofit sector. Two sets of in-depth interviews were conducted with 19 public relations managers in nonprofit organizations in Maryland and Louisiana. The organizations represented in the purposive sample fell into…

The feasibility of collaborative problem solving as a strategy for change in a third world setting was the focus of this study. Two projects of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) were assessed. Project I, undertaken during 1981-1983 by the Caribbean CXC, included a series of organization development interventions. The assessment suggested…

While most organizations could easily outstrip their current productivity, most managers don't communicate expectations of high achievement in a way that produces results. After analyzing the psychological barriers that keep managers from expecting and demanding more from their subordinates, the author outlines a five-point plan to upgrade…

The experiment reported here was conducted during a 12-month period at four plants owned by the same company. Managers were given artificial reports about previous findings obtained in implementing job enlargement and job rotation programs. Led to expect higher productivity as a result of these organizational innovations, the managers increased…

Examines the impact of an organizational development effort on organizational performance. Significant positive changes in target group attitudes and perceptions were found, as was a significant positive change in quality of output and in profit. (Author)

Appears also in ELEMENTARY ENGLISH, v46 n4, April 1969, p410-17.

Appears also in the "English Journal, v58 N4, April 1969, p595-601.

Participation in decision-making by subordinates in an organization is frequently cited in the literature on organizational change. The exact nature and extent of the participation-change relationship, however, is a topic of some disagreement among reviewers and researchers in the education field. This paper presents an analysis of six major…

This presentation provides an historical sketch of the All-American Girls' Baseball League (AAGBBL). The League was created in 1942 as the All-American Girls' Softball League, by Philip K. Wrigley. He initiated the League as a non-profit organization governed by a board of three trustees. Mr. Wrigley's basic motivation for creating the AAGSBL was…

The intent of this document is to provide a frame of reference to help a person in any organization assess where the organization is; what might be happening next to the organization; and in what ways he/she can influence the organization in an effective, useful, timely, and functional manner. The structure of most organizations is the result of a…