Provides a brief survey of important developments in the American Chemical Society since its founding in 1876. (MLH)

Data from a stratified random sample of 71 installations from nine executive departments of the U.S. government are analyzed so as to replicate and reexamine the findings of Blau and Schoenherr from state employment agencies on the relations between size and various components of complexity. (Author)

This study examines the organizational effectiveness of public fire services. It measures effectiveness in terms of goal achievement, and explains variance in levels of achievement as a function of both internal organizational processes and environmental characteristics. (Author)

Data collected in two companies in one industry give partial support to the contention that organizational control mechanisms are related to the emotional well-being of employees. (Author)

Available from: Comparative Administration Research Institute, Kent State University Press, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242. (IRT)

This research represents a radically new approach to organization analysis based on a study of participants' cause maps. It begins by ranking the variables of the average cause map and then, using these ranks, unfolding the map into a content-free graph called an etiograph. (Author/IRT)

Describes features of Bliss Bibliographic Classification (BC2) that make it thesaurus-compatible and a source for thesaurus compilers: facet analysis, terminology source, thesaural relationship source, and updating ease. Problems with using BC2 as a thesaurus source are also considered, and two thesauri based on BC2 are described. (MBR)

Discusses several problems encountered by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that structure themselves as cooperatives, with all members being equal. Presents four problem areas--(1) decision making, (2) meetings, (3) job rotation, and (4) growth--as well as strategies to solve potential problems. (CH)

A long-term experience with the complex organizations sociology course is recounted. Problems, challenges, and rewards are discussed. The course's organization and approach are described, including emphases, topics, reading materials, examinations, term projects, "capstone" articles, analysis of cases, and special topics. (Author/GEA)

Juxtaposes two concepts--the deep structure of schooling (based on controlling students) and schools' distinct personalities--to examine problems involving change and resistance to change in American education. Schools' custodial role influences restrictive classroom design and discipline policies. Genuine school improvement must happen at a deep…

In one common method of conflict management, the parties to the conflict are convened for a series of face-to-face discussions in the presence of an outside facilitator. This chapter presents two cases in which premeeting mailed questionnaires were used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the process. (BW)

Considers examples of some of the basic assumptions that underlie present educational administration structures in Great Britain. (Author/IRT)

Develops a model for analyzing the centralized/decentralized nature of decision-making in American colleges and universities. (Author)

Individually Guided Education (IGE) is an alternative to the traditional age-graded form of elementary schooling. In a typical IGE school, the principal shares her/his authority with leaders of units in decision-making domains and reaches decision by consensus. The leader of a unit in turn shares his/her authority with unit teachers in making…