Discusses applications and research of the management sciences in institutions of higher education. Includes (1) planning, programing, budgeting systems; (2) management information systems; (3) resource allocation models; and (4) mathematical models. In each, the major trends and literature are discussed and numerous references provided. Also…

Author presents a method for calculating item factor scores which are independent of item trait scores. (MB)

Focus of this paper is on the logic of the model rather than the estimation of parameters or testing the fit of the model to data. (Authors/MB)

The concept that measures fall within intervals is discussed, and suggestions are given for teaching techniques and for student activities emphasizing this concept. (DT)

The problem of selecting which journals to acquire in order to best satisfy library objectives is modeled as a zero-one linear programming problem and examined in detail. The model can be used to aid the librarian in making better selection decisions. (30 references) (Author/KE)

Response to a recent article in this journal by Ewald and Kiker. Provides a costing methodology based on a similar application of input-output theory but one that is completely general with regard to possible program interrelationships. (Author/JH)

Describes the usefulness of applying mathematical models to growth in one, two, or three dimensions to reveal the biological consequences of changes in the dimensions of organs or organisms. (AL)

Contains a solution for the multidimensional scaling of pairwise choice when individuals are represented as dimensional weights. The analysis supplies an exact least squares solution and estimates of group unscalability parameters. (DG)

This article describes how the arrival rate and service time distribution of a queue were investigated, and how a subsequent random-number simulation of the queue was carried out. (MM)