The viewpoints and findings of the seven empirical studies of organizational conflict contained in this issue are compared and contrasted. A distinction is made between conflict within a stable organization structure and conflict aimed at changing the organization structure. (Author)

The large universities and colleges must give up their bureaucratized rules in favor of a system based on trust of, and respect for, the individual. Only by doing this can they become once again the crucibles in which great ideas and human involvement meet. (CK)

Paper based on the Richard M. Elliott Lecture, delivered at the University of Minnesota on April 21, 1969, and on a colloquim presented at the Laboratory of Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, on May 21, 1969. (RJ)

Assessed the impact of managerial behavior and manager reputation on perceptions of power in two studies. Behavior significantly influenced perceptions of reward, coercive, legitimate, expert, and referent power; reputation significantly influenced perceptions of legitimate, referent, and especially expert power. Suggested the existence of an…

Describes interactional elements of the power of situations and presents a perspective on the instrumental use of friendships. Suggested methods for micropolitical counteraction include information illumination, independent thinking, stress innoculation, dilution of oppressive demeanor, and mental distancing. (JAC)

The ways that institutional researchers can analyze the political nature of their institutions and better understand the role institutional research plays in that environment are suggested. The major strength of an institutional research office is information and the analysis of information. (Author/MLW)

A case study of the Flood Recovery Task Force (FRTF) in northeastern Pennsylvania reinforces the importance of preexisting, integrative structures to group mobilization and documents the routine political nature of FRTF activity. The study also establishes the role of well-organized status and economic influentials in disaster recovery. (Author/KC)

Trends in Australian higher education indicating increased government intrusion into the decision-making structure are outlined. Suggestions for action include coordinated efforts with state agencies to forestall national intrusion, united action among faculty and administrator associations, increased political sophistication within universities,…

The practical usefulness of H. S. Bhola's models for planned change is questioned through speculations on problems that would have arisen if the models had been applied in arranging an Inter-American Development Bank technical assistance project in Barbados. (PP)

Two positions on the issue of legal education regulation are described: that regulation assures quality and protects the public; and that legal education should be completely deregulated, allowing any school to become a law school and anyone to practice law. A middle ground is advocated, abolishing accreditation but retaining bar examinations.…

Used factors identified in the literature as predictors of centralization/decentralization as potential discriminating variables among several decision making configurations in university affiliated professional schools. The model developed from multiple discriminant analysis had reasonable success in classifying correctly only the decentralized…

Analyzes African development strategies as a response to conditions and limitations imposed by a history of colonialism and neocolonialism. (Author/MJL)

Problems unique to central administrations and board members are discussed, including the line of authority, treating institutions equitably, exceeding statute-imposed limitations, the failure of board members to do their homework, and the extent to which the board should represent the people of the state and the institutions it governs. (MLW)

Previous efforts to frame age relations within the context of class stratification have been incomplete due to a failure to grasp the underlying continuity in the inequality produced by age and class location. Both age strata and social classes differ in their possession of valued resources and access to the means of acquiring these resources.…