Describes the objectives, administration, design, activities, and costs of the comprehensive management development program at De Anza College, California. (RT)

Describes the Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development in terms of the physical facilities, sales training, service training, and Xerox instructors. (TA)

Discusses self-help strategy developed to encompass both employees' expressed needs for management-level training and the affirmative action goals of a state division of family services. Follow-up survey of training program indicates probability of positive long-range effects. (Author/SMR)

Describes development and implementation of a theoretically organized, skill-based curriculum developed for practicing managers in public service in New York and delivered by 15 different postsecondary institutions. (Author/CH)

Argues that leadership and managerial skills should be developed in all librarians including children's librarians. The problems of developing managerial skills as a training function of the library organization are addressed and suggestions for an administrator planning such training are given. (EM)

Examines issues of special library management and the emphases in SLA (Special Libraries Association) continuing education courses dealing with these issues. Five courses taught for SLA are described, including one-day courses on management communications, delegation, and effective supervisory skills, as well as seminars dealing with human…

Examines the following aspects of entrepreneurship: definitions of entrepreneurship and enterprise culture; social, political, and economic context; relationship with education; entrepreneurial versus corporist education with implications for business schools; developing intrapreneurship in large corporations; and implications for training policy.…

The authors describe a six-step need-based training system for managers. It includes (1) identifying job duties, (2) describing jobs using competency statements, (3) identifying relative skill importance, (4) identifying employee strengths and weaknesses, (5) evaluating employee proficiency, and (6) preparing individual career plans. (CH)

Based on expressed interests of medical school residency programs, a two-day workshop for chief residents was sponsored by the University of Utah Medical Center. The 180 residents from 138 programs in 21 specialties learned specific management skills through lectures and small-group exercises. (Author/MSE)

Reviews an internship position at the Ramada Management Institute in Tempe, Arizona. The intern relates observations that might benefit those considering a similar experience; the sponsor offers advice for interns and for organizations considering establishing internship programs; the faculty advisor addresses how the academic curriculum prepares…

Identifies three fallacies in the development of leadership training programs. Examines how principals learn and presents seven ideas for principal training academies to consider incorporating into their programs. Includes a list of references. (MD)

Discusses a study which sought to determine if food service management training and certification resulted in more sanitary operations. Findings from site inspections, pre/post tests, and attitude surveys indicated that the program did not produce statistically significant differences between control and study groups but that improvements in…

Describes the Educative Leadership Project, a British program attempting to generate a new synthesis of experience, research, and theory on leadership and to develop complementary inservice and postgraduate learning materials for administrators. Discusses adult learning principles, relevant issues, project phases, and workshop procedures involved.…

This article reviews some work that illustrates the problem of developing managers in developing nations and draws on experience gained from discussing these issues with African managers, students, and academics in order to consider an alternative way of approaching development in Africa. (Author/CT)

Deans of the colleges of business administration at 207 U.S. universities were surveyed to gather information on education programs that have been developed for executives by universities accredited by the AACSB (American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business) at the graduate level. (CT)