An analysis of indepth interviews with sixty effective principals, this study attempted to document the characteristics that allow high school principals to be effective leaders. Principals interviewed were picked by directors of secondary education in the department of public instruction in each state. Interviewers were asked questions about…

The present study investigates the relationship between managerial style and certain personal characteristics of managers. A sample of 200 American managers is utilized for this purpose. The necessary data were collected using a Personal Values Questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire and an inbasket exercise. The managers were first classified…

The present report summarizes the major findings of the Personal Values Project being conducted at the University of Minnesota for the past six years. A number of studies have been completed dealing with various groups of individuals in diverse organizational settings (managers, educational administrators, union leaders and naval officers). These…

How would your employees respond if asked to identify your management characteristics that lacked humaneness? The author provides a checklist to help you answer this difficult, thought-provoking question. (Editor)

Describes the characteristics of 61 applicants who applied for the position of director of community education in a New Jersey suburb. (DN)

This survey among Florida junior college trustees revealed a high degree of uniformity of opinion. There was, however, little correlation between characteristics and opinions. (MS)

Argues that managerial work must be described more precisely and the manager modeled as a programed system before there can be a science of management. (Author)

A study of the characteristics of Kansas public junior college trustees covers background, sex, age, education, occupation, and income. (MS)

Reports on a survey of 106 female entrepreneurs in Kansas. Responses indicated characteristics of women business owners, ranking of various competencies, attendance in past educational programs, and current educational needs. (SK)

Teaching may be for the birds, but many educator birds have been abandoning the field of late for downier nests. Several species still remain, including the crown-tufted superintendent bird, the red-throated assistant superintendent bird, the crested fly-catcher principal bird, the exotic scenery bird, the roadrunner psychologist bird, and the…

Research conducted by the American Society for Training and Development and the U.S. Department of Labor found that American employers are not doing enough management training. They need to provide more and better formalized training and much more development. (JOW)

Responses to the Success Style Profile from 127 men and women businessowners and reactions from an 8-member panel found that male and female entrepreneurs resemble each other more than they resemble nonentrepreneurs in thinking and management styles. Women favor right-brain, intuitive styles. One conclusion is that both ways have strengths. (JOW)