Responses from human resource managers in 136 Israeli companies revealed a paternalistic approach to career management. Promotion decisions depended on individual rather than universal criteria and internal human resource development. They were more likely to hire managers from external rather than internal sources. (Contains 44 references.) (SK)

When three small businesses' development activities were analyzed from a traditional perspective, company one is a high investor, the second a moderate investor, and the third conducts no training. From a discourse perspective, company one uses learning and development as integral resources, the second's culture does not promote learning, and the…

Using a case study approach, it is argued that evaluators play a critical role as change agents in foreign assistance projects directed at building Third World organizations. Evaluators affect stakeholder issues, commitment to project objectives, judgments of project accomplishments, consensus among project implementors, and perspective of…

Robert G. Cope's report on strategic planning models and techniques among higher education institutions is reviewed and found to shed light on the concept and processes of strategic planning. (MSE)

Discusses pitfalls that plague child care directors; these include failure to: (1) share managerial responsibilities with other staff members; (2) keep in touch with the world outside the center; (3) be aware of center-related problems; (4) withstand stress and move forward; and (5) plan for growth. (BB)

In discussing the influence of texts in everyday lives, the author draws attention to their pervasive character in development work and how lives are ruled by them. The example used is the organizational and institutional development processes involved in creating a social service training program in a community college. (JOW)

A successful approach to improving a residency training program in internal medicine had residents, attending physicians, and administrators use a consensus-building method to develop problem lists ranked by two criteria (high importance and high potential for solution), for which short- and long-term management interventions were created. (MSE)

Suggestions for improving alumni association membership recruitment and retention, for raising non-dues income, and for keeping records are made based on Kansas State University's experiences. (MSE)

An approach to college budgeting that encompasses strategic as well as operational decisions is proposed. Strategic decisions focus on creation and maintenance of institutional capacity, whereas operational decisions focus on use of that capacity to accomplish specific purposes. Strategic budgeting must emphasize institutional assets and their…

This paper compares the human brain-mind system to the structure and systems of large organizations and bureaucracies. It argues that effective organizations mirror the systems seen in healthy brains, while ineffective organizations resemble damaged brains and chronically pursue short-term goals through inflexible routines instead of looking for…

Three conceptions underlying current university restructuring processes are examined: cost containment, separation of academic and administrative units, and emphasis on data gathering. Discussion focuses on emerging problems and suggestions for rethinking restructuring and moving beyond these conceptions. (MSE)

Public coaching is a way to share one's thoughts with others in the organization as a means of facilitating organizational development. The article describes initial insights regarding public coaching and the unique features of public coaching as it relates to organizational development processes, explaining how and where public coaching works.…

Effective organizational learning must build on individual learning. Continuous work-centered learning is a sequential process of interaction, implementation, integration, and iteration. A learning organization should aim to improve individual capacity to recognize and use learning opportunities. (SK)

An approach to analysis of educational reform on college campuses that focuses on movement toward, rather than organizational manifestations of, change is described. Four stages include (1) the decision to act consistently with principles; (2) establishment of internal organizational support; (3) going public with intentions; and (4) emergence of…

Discussion of college planning compares planning as a cultural/social process and as a rational tool for identifying and achieving institutional goals. Factors to be considered in planning as a cultural process are examined. It is concluded that leaders should examine both substantive and cultural effects of change. (MSE)