Although human resource development practitioners and researchers emphasize organizational culture as a major contributor to employee learning and development, results from this study suggest organizational subculture has greater influence on employee-related learning motivation. The relationships among organizational culture, organizational…

This qualitative study highlighted student perspectives on barriers to success at a community college located in a south Texas city. The study examined barriers to student success, the knowledge that successful students possess to overcome the barriers, and the actions that successful students undertake to overcome the barriers. Padilla's (2004)…

This article suggests that the union learning representative (ULR) is increasingly situated at the heart of trade union activity. The paper draws upon recent research based on interviews with national trade union officers and case studies of union learning activity to explore the competing demands being made upon ULRs and the implications for…

Academic disciplines have a critical role to play in higher education's response to the planetary challenges of the 21st century. Many academics have embraced the call for a fundamental reorientation of higher education around the goal of education for sustainable development. Individual faculty members who prioritize such a pedagogical goal,…

Since 2005, the English government has adopted a policy of regenerating disadvantaged neighbourhoods by reconstructing them as mixed communities, in which schools appealing to higher income residents are a key feature. This creates some difficulties for those concerned with social justice, who support the notion of integrated schools and…

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.