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Kalleberg, Arne L.; Knoke, David; Marsden, Peter V.; Spaeth, Joe L. – 1996
In 1991 the National Organizations Study (NOS) surveyed a number of U.S. businesses about their structure, context, and personnel practices to produce a database for answering questions about social behavior in work organizations. This book presents the results of that survey. The study aimed to create a national database on organizations--based…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Bureaucracy, Business Administration, Employer Employee Relationship
2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 32, Core Directions in HRD (Human Resource Development), of the Academy of HRD 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Exploring the Convergence of Political and Managerial Cultures in the Dominican Republic: Implications for Management Development and Training" (Max U. Montesino) reports a survey of…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Adult Education, Authoritarianism, Developing Nations
Forsythe, Dall W., Ed. – 2001
These case studies and analytic essays are intended to give the reader a richer understanding of when and how top managers succeed or fail in their efforts to use performance management (PM) systems to improve the functioning of federal, state, and local government in the United States (U.S.). The question mark in the title is intended to remind…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Education, Budgeting
Tracey, William R., Ed. – 1994
This revised handbook on the theory and practice of human resources management and development (HRM/D) focuses on people management and the personnel development processes. The book's 18 parts and 102 chapters by 107 contributors provide authoritative and comprehensive information on every aspect of modern HRM/D. Part 1 provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Employee Assistance Programs, Employer Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Job Training