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Peer reviewedIvancevich, John M. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Longitudinal Studies, Management Systems
Download full textConnellan, Thomas K.; Lahti, Robert E. – 1971
These two speeches deal with management by objectives (MBO). The first explains the rationale for such a system based on systems theory, surveys and research projects, and research in the field of behavioral sciences. It is a system of organizational leadership that translates organizational goals into specific objectives for organization members…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Educational Administration, Management Development
Peer reviewedShycon, Harvey N. – Interfaces, 1973
In selecting appropriate techniques for achieving corporate objectives, management scientists need to guard against the not-invented-here'' syndrome. (WM)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Decision Making Skills, Methods
DeFee, Dallas T. – Personnel Journal, 1977
According to the author, management by objectives (formal goal setting and review) depends a great deal on the kinds of goals the organization has and the commitment of top management to the process. He discusses its potential advantages and disadvantages, conditions for adopting it, and successful implementation. (JT)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Definitions
Collins, Robert W. – 1971
Not new in principle, management by objectives (MBO) focuses on the goals of an institution stated as end accomplishments. Community college administrators have been attracted by the reputed benefits of MBO: increased productivity, improved planning, maximized profits, objective managerial evaluation, and improved participant morale. This paper…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Tucson Public Schools, AZ. – 1974
This publication is one of five training manuals that present plans and materials for use in instructing school administrators in some of the concepts, principles, and techniques of educational management. They were developed as part of the Educational Management Project for presentation at weekly inservice meetings for administrators in the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Decision Making
Holmes, George W., III; Seawell, William H. – 1971
This report presents (1) details of a program for educational administration by objectives and (2) the results of such a program developed by the Virginia State Department of Education to upgrade the quality of education in the public schools of that State. Administration by objectives is a systematic approach to education planning using…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Educational Administration, Educational Improvement
Mansergh, Gerald G., Ed. – 1971
Management by objectives, a systems approach to managerial leadership, can be of substantial benefit to organizations because it helps solve key problems in organizational administration. As a system, it (1) defines what is expected by specifying objectives, (2) elicits teamwork by identifying common goals, (3) programs work by setting terminal…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators
