The effects of health insurance coverage on resource allocation to hospitals is analyzed. (BH)

This paper introduces the concept of a behavioral externality and relates it to the decisionmaking process in decentralized organizations. (Author)

The survey described indicated that most libraries are already spending some monies on staff development, continuing education and professional growth, with costs distributed throughout the budget. However, the continuing education of the staff is seldom thought of as a subsystem of the total library system. (8 references) (NH)

Discusses methods of allocating an educational budget. Alternative avenues of expenditure on post secondary education are treated as investment projects and their benefit-cost ratios are compared. (Author)

Characterizes the essential habits of mind and scholarly needs of humanists as these affect issues in acquisition, allocation of funds, book preservation, computerization, and problems of access to and use of collections. (Author/FM)

The effectiveness of using a computer to identify problems, allocate resources, and plan expansion in recreational programs is discussed. (JD)

This discussion of geriatric rehabilitation stresses the importance of holistic and permanent rehabilitation with a fluent transition from the acute phase to the rehabilitation phase under one specialist's care and in one institution. Recommendations include mixed age groups in one ward; systematic education of relatives; follow-up rehabilitation…

Family and consumer scientists can assist people with effective resource management during stages of divorce. Different resource issues arise at different stages: when contemplating transition to single life, during the legal process of divorce, and in the post-divorce adjustment. (SK)

Discusses the instructional design process when an additional need is identified in the middle of a project that has already been geared to another need. Topics include determining how critical the additional need is; resources available, including budget impact; time factors; and client satisfaction. (LRW)

Describes how leaders and instructors in the Art Department of Longview Community College in Kansas City, Missouri, found a solution to incorporating a desired renovation feature (a sink in the ceramics and clay studio) within budget constraints. (EV)

Offers benchmarks to help campuses evaluate their efforts in supplying information technology (IT) services. The first three help understand the IT budget, the next three provide insight into staffing levels and emphases, and the seventh relates to the pervasiveness of institutional infrastructure. (EV)

Presents four steps that PTAs can use in developing a budget: determine the programs and projects to be carried out for the coming year; make realistic estimates of how much each will cost and how they will be funded; seek approval from the board and membership; and establish a system for keeping track of how well the projected budget is matching…