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Peer reviewedSmart, John; Cameron, Kim – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study of 334 colleges and universities found institutions with declining resources are as effective as institutions with abundant resources. However, institutions that develop certain attributes (centralization, crisis mentality, lowered innovation, resistance to change, decreasing morale, politicized interest groups, non-prioritized cutbacks,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Comparative Analysis, Financial Problems
Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; Hamm, Russell E. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
The extent to which a two-year college's effectiveness is linked to dominant organizational culture type (clan, adhocracy, hierarchy, or market) was examined. A survey of faculty and administrators in 30 representative colleges found that perceived effectiveness is strongly related to culture type, with adhocracy (characterized by employment of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty
Peer reviewedNora, Amaury; Cabrera, Alberto F. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study with 2,453 college students investigated the construct validity of the student commitment to institution as a factor in academic persistence. Results suggest factors such as institutional quality, practical educational utility, student-institution fit, and loyalty to institution were more predictive of persistence than similarity of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Environment, Construct Validity
Peer reviewedVolkwein, James Fredericks; Malik, Shaukat M.; Napierski-Prancl, Michelle – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study measured the financial, personnel, and academic dimensions of state regulation at 122 public universities, and examined how university and state characteristics affect regulatory climate and administrative flexibility. It also analyzed the dimensions of administrator satisfaction in 12 specific administrative positions in relation to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, Educational Finance
