The fable illustrates the manager's need for consideration without judgment of not only the elements of organizational ineffectiveness but also the inter-relation of elements. Identifying all elements and all relationships in a problem situation is essential. (Author/DS)

Colleges will increasingly be called on to counsel individuals who come to them for aid in implementing personal management development programs. The counseling process demands forcing the student to confront such issues as: payoff of studies, type of knowledge and skills sought, and the vehicle for gaining knowledge and skills. (Authors/SC)

Suggests that meaningful evaluation of administrator performance is contingent on a proper purpose and well defined performance-based criteria. (Author/DN)

The roles of formal and informal education and training are compared in the development of managerial talent at all levels. Both relevant formal education, using theoretical and practical materials, and firsthand experience are essential. (SA)

The Small Business Administration provides three types of training for small business owners: courses, conferences, and problem clinics. (Author)

Successes and difficulties of MBO introduction in a government unit in Texas. (Editor)

A program for upgrading female supervisors'' that involves changing women's attitudes towards themselves and other women. (Editor/SP)

Discusses staffing the management science program, emphasizing the two important staffing considerations: (1) organization and (2) skill mix. (Author/RA)

An experienced English training officer who works as a management consultant states that top and middle management need, first, appreciation that an organization's tone counts for more than stated policy and, second, improvement in management personnel selection combined with flexible promotion policies which take the individual into account. (PD)

Development and implementation of a program for identifying, developing, and promoting employees with supervisory and management potential. Evaluation criteria and methods, training of personnel evaluators, and accomplishments to date, are covered. Three references. (LY)

College basketball team records were used to examine the effects of coaching changes and length of tenure on team effectiveness. (Author)

The author believes that the position inventory type of description of management requirements does a disservice to a proper evaluation of management development as it judges the subject as a personality rather than as a manager. (EK)

Relativism is a principle of management that considers human needs and values relevant to business organization. (RA)

Reports a pilot study made at the Center of Advanced Management Learning of the University of Texas (Austin). (EB)