Studies point out the need for collaboration between faculty and administrators that aims to integrate traditional faculty prerogatives with other variables of institutional renovation. The article suggests areas of difficulty and guidelines for dealing with problems in the collaboration process. (Author/MLF)

Proposes a behavioral model for analyzing the decisionmaking process within organizations. The model is designed to facilitate the impact of members on those organizations. Examples and illustrations are cited. (WM)

Looks at an organization whose top-level management decided to initiate democratic, or shared, decisionmaking. Examines the processes and effects of this attempt. (Author/WM)

Organizational development (OD) within school systems is productive work for the school psychologist. Basic to all OD is the principle of maximizing a system's resources. Following organizational change in the business world, schools can profit greatly from system changes which address today's "people problems." Outside consultants often provide…

This paper discusses the implications of James D. Thompson's generalized model of the organization model for organizational- and institutional-level analysis of the newspaper. The paper focuses on the following points of consideration and how they apply to newspapers: (1) organizations are open systems operating under norms of rationality; (2) the…

The Soviet school system is, and has been since its inception, a vital instrument of state policy. The Soviet political leaders of the 1980s, in an effort to improve their educational system, are implementing into the academic program the basic Soviet educational principles of: (1) promoting Communist Party policies; (2) coordinating school work…

Organizational changes, within the existing structure of public schooling, have the potential to decrease the oppositional behavior of students and to foster humane, positive learning and working enviroments. It has been documented that managers can create organizational structures that promote positive behaviors and facilitate people's…

Organizational change in college academic administration and structure is discussed, with attention to both the programs of study and the organizational units. The ideas of Miles and Snow on organizational adaptation are examined, along with the literature on organizational analysis in higher education over the past 20 years. Three main ideas of…

The need for and use of internal consultants by many organizations and institutions is growing because of the rapid pace of environmental and technological change and the growth in the quantity of knowledge. Although much has been written about consulting roles, competencies and skills needed by consultants, and the use of consultants in various…

The phenomenon of innovation within the university is examined, noting the possibility of innovation as a key to college vitality. A study was conducted using a group of institutions that demonstrated recent innovative spirit. Members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), each has been recognized in an annual…

An in-depth look is presented at how institutions are currently planning for microcomputers. The question is not whether the computer network on campus and between campuses will be the single most important technological event of the century for higher education, but rather how it will occur. Six sections include: the coming of age of…

The implementation of a matrix structure as an alternative to the traditional collegial/bureaucratic form at a college of education in a medium-size state university is described. Matrix organizational structures are differentiated from hierarchical bureaucratic structures by dividing the organization's tasks into functional units across which an…

An account of various group strategies, especially with respect to alternative schools, that employ particular styles, rituals, and even forms of "temporary perversity" in order to deal effectively with the bureaucratic educational power structure. (EH)

Except in small towns where there are only enough parents to support one or two volunteer groups, how can the goals of the P.T.A. compete with trendy, activist objectives of Women's Liberation, and environmental, civil rights, and student rights groups? (Author)

Discusses the extent to which court decisions cause organizational change in schools. (JF)