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Towards a More Effective Style of Research Administration: A Comparison of the Bureaucratic and Adaptive Style.
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McKenzie, Bonnie Jean – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1983
The bureaucratic and adaptive models of administration are compared, and the adaptive style is found most appropriate for research administration, providing a necessary level of organizational consistency and control while allowing for the unexpected and promoting productivity. Elements of organization, operations, and communications are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Bureaucracy, Comparative Analysis
Towards a More Effective Style of Research Administration: A Comparison of the Bureaucratic and Adaptive Style.
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McKenzie, Bonnie Jean – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1983
The bureaucratic and adaptive models of administration are compared, and the adaptive style is found most appropriate for research administration, providing a necessary level of organizational consistency and control while alllowing for the unexpected and promoting productivity. Elements of organization, operations, and communications are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Bureaucracy, Comparative Analysis
Social Style as a Key to Managing up in University Research Administration.
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Darling, John R.; Hensley, Oliver D. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
Analysis of administrators' social styles is discussed according to behavior theory. The analysis can be used as a tool for research administrators to use in gaining acceptance of innovative ideas at higher administrative levels. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Behavior Theories
Planning an Evaluation and Estimating Its Cost.
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Card, Josefina J.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1992
Process and impact evaluations are compared, and a framework is provided to determine the nature and potential variability of the costs associated with each technical step of each type of evaluation. Recommendations to help in the choice of evaluation option are provided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
The Grants Office: Organizational Alternatives within the University Structure.
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Walsh, Donald E. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
The self-imposed external evaluation of a university grants office is reported, including discussions of the office's and administrator's roles, comparison with similar-sized institutions and programs, the review process, and its results. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis
The Socialization of Academic Department Heads: Past Patterns and Future Possibilities. ASHE Annual Meeting 1981 Paper.
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Bragg, Ann Kieffer – 1981
The way that department heads learn the chair role was studied through interviews with 39 department heads randomly selected from nine colleges within a single university. Four types of roles were identified. Faculty-oriented department heads described their primary responsibilities as recruiting, developing, and evaluating faculty members;…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development