Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ351238
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Nature of Authority and Employee Participation in the Management of Academic Libraries.
Martell, Charles
College and Research Libraries, v48 n2 p110-22 Mar 1987
Examines the nature of authority as embedded in organizational and professional structures within an academic library context and its relationship to the fit between the organization and the environment. Self regulation and formal participation are introduced as alternatives to traditional strategies for decision making. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Environment, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Personnel, Literature Reviews, Organizational Climate, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Objectives, Power Structure, Professional Autonomy, User Needs (Information), Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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