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Change Leadership in Higher Education [[electronic resource] ] : A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation
| Change Leadership in Higher Education [[electronic resource] ] : A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation |
| Autore | Buller Jeffrey L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.101 |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational change
Educational leadership Universities and colleges -- Administration Universities and colleges - Administration Education Social Sciences Theory & Practice of Education |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-21082-8
1-118-76223-1 |
| Classificazione | EDU001000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Only Thing We Have to Change Is-Change Itself; The Kübler-Ross Model of Change Management; The Krüger Model of Change Management; The Kotter Model of Change Management; The Role of Organizational Culture in Change Processes; Hierarchical Organizations; Decentralized Organizations; Distributed Organizations; The IKEA Effect; Why Change Must Change; What about Other Stakeholders?; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Reframing Change; Different Ways of Viewing Change; The Common View of Change; The Classical View of Change
The View of Continual ChangeThe Intentional View of Change; The Visionary View of Change; Bolman and Deal's Four-Frame Model; De Bono's Six Thinking Hats; Ten Analytical Lenses; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Determining the Need for Change; Is All Change Good for Higher Education?; Is All Change Bad for Higher Education?; Is Some Change Good for Higher Education?; Case Study: Pursuing Innovation without First Establishing Need; The Ten Analytical Lenses and the Need for Change; The Drivers of Change; The Central Role of the Needs Case in Change Leadership; Conclusion Chapter 4 From Change Management to Change LeadershipThe Learning Culture Theory; The Change Leader's Road Map and the Change Journey; C. Otto Scharmer's Theory U and Mindfulness-Based Leadership; Creative Leadership; The Pattern That Emerges; Change Leadership in Higher Education; Scenario One; Scenario Two; A Comparison of These Strategies; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Why Strategic Planning Doesn't Work; A Brief Primer on Strategic Planning; The Limitations of Strategic Planning in Higher Education; Little Advice on How to Plan; Overly Generic Mission Statements; Limited Options The Planning FallacyThe Need to Measure the Measurable; Shallow SWOT Analysis; Platonicity, Reification, and the Lorenz Butterfly Effect; Fitting the Culture; The Lack of Mission in Mission Statements; Better Approaches to Strategic Change; Scenario Planning; The Strategic Compass; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Creating a Culture of Innovation; Creativity as Lateral Thinking; Preparing a Program for Formalized Lateral Thinking; Refinements to Formalized Lateral Thinking; The Role of Mind-Set, Outliers, and Learned Optimism; Innovation Killers and Innovation Midwives; Conclusion Chapter 7 Leading Reactive ChangeFighting Icebergs with ICE; Types of Change; Is Reacting Actually Leading?; The Transformation from Elon College to Elon University; The Transformation from High Point College to High Point University; The Lessons to Be Learned; Levels of Change; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Leading Proactive Change; The Myth of Visionary Leadership; The Telling-Is-Leading Fallacy; Arizona State University; University of Notre Dame; The New Horizons Plan for Saudi Higher Education; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Leading Interactive Change; University of Nebraska-Lincoln The Rules of the Red Rubber Ball |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140489403321 |
Buller Jeffrey L
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| Hoboken, : Wiley, 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Change Leadership in Higher Education : A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation
| Change Leadership in Higher Education : A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation |
| Autore | Buller Jeffrey L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.101 |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational change
Educational leadership Universities and colleges -- Administration Universities and colleges - Administration Education Social Sciences Theory & Practice of Education |
| ISBN |
1-119-21082-8
1-118-76223-1 |
| Classificazione | EDU001000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Only Thing We Have to Change Is-Change Itself; The Kübler-Ross Model of Change Management; The Krüger Model of Change Management; The Kotter Model of Change Management; The Role of Organizational Culture in Change Processes; Hierarchical Organizations; Decentralized Organizations; Distributed Organizations; The IKEA Effect; Why Change Must Change; What about Other Stakeholders?; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Reframing Change; Different Ways of Viewing Change; The Common View of Change; The Classical View of Change
The View of Continual ChangeThe Intentional View of Change; The Visionary View of Change; Bolman and Deal's Four-Frame Model; De Bono's Six Thinking Hats; Ten Analytical Lenses; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Determining the Need for Change; Is All Change Good for Higher Education?; Is All Change Bad for Higher Education?; Is Some Change Good for Higher Education?; Case Study: Pursuing Innovation without First Establishing Need; The Ten Analytical Lenses and the Need for Change; The Drivers of Change; The Central Role of the Needs Case in Change Leadership; Conclusion Chapter 4 From Change Management to Change LeadershipThe Learning Culture Theory; The Change Leader's Road Map and the Change Journey; C. Otto Scharmer's Theory U and Mindfulness-Based Leadership; Creative Leadership; The Pattern That Emerges; Change Leadership in Higher Education; Scenario One; Scenario Two; A Comparison of These Strategies; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Why Strategic Planning Doesn't Work; A Brief Primer on Strategic Planning; The Limitations of Strategic Planning in Higher Education; Little Advice on How to Plan; Overly Generic Mission Statements; Limited Options The Planning FallacyThe Need to Measure the Measurable; Shallow SWOT Analysis; Platonicity, Reification, and the Lorenz Butterfly Effect; Fitting the Culture; The Lack of Mission in Mission Statements; Better Approaches to Strategic Change; Scenario Planning; The Strategic Compass; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Creating a Culture of Innovation; Creativity as Lateral Thinking; Preparing a Program for Formalized Lateral Thinking; Refinements to Formalized Lateral Thinking; The Role of Mind-Set, Outliers, and Learned Optimism; Innovation Killers and Innovation Midwives; Conclusion Chapter 7 Leading Reactive ChangeFighting Icebergs with ICE; Types of Change; Is Reacting Actually Leading?; The Transformation from Elon College to Elon University; The Transformation from High Point College to High Point University; The Lessons to Be Learned; Levels of Change; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Leading Proactive Change; The Myth of Visionary Leadership; The Telling-Is-Leading Fallacy; Arizona State University; University of Notre Dame; The New Horizons Plan for Saudi Higher Education; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Leading Interactive Change; University of Nebraska-Lincoln The Rules of the Red Rubber Ball |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820875103321 |
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Buller Jeffrey L
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| Hoboken, : Wiley, 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : The State of the System
| Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : The State of the System |
| Autore | Bess James L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (510 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.101 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DeeJay R |
| Collana | Understanding College and University Organization |
| Soggetto topico |
Organizational sociology
Universities and colleges -- Administration Universities and colleges |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-57922-771-6
1-4356-1729-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PROBLEM-TO-THEORY APPLICATION TABLE; FOREWORD; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; VOLUME I: THE STATE OF THE SYSTEM; 1 THE APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; Colleges and Universities as Complex Organizations; Objectives of the Book; Theory; Organizational Theory; Three Perspectives on Organizational Theory; Summary; References; 2 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS; Roles and Functions of Colleges and Universities; College and University National Organization
Internal Organization of Colleges and UniversitiesBudget Making in Academic Institutions; Personnel Decisions; Tenure and Academic Freedom; Student Participation in Decision Making; Summary; References; 3 APPROACHES TO ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS: THREE PARADIGMS; Paradigms Defined; Approaches to Paradigmatic Use; Three Paradigms: An Overview; Positivist Paradigm; The Social Construction Paradigm; Postmodern Perspectives on Organizations; Applying the Three Paradigms; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 4 GENERAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS THEORY; History of Systems Theory General Systems TheorySocial Systems Theory; The Social Systems Model; Expanded Social Systems Model; Proportionate Contribution of Idiographic versus Nomothetic; The ''Fit'' Between and Among System Components; Extensions of Systems Theory: Alternative Paradigms; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 5 ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; Systems Theory and Organizational Environments; Positivist Theories of Organization-Environment Relations; Social Construction Perspectives on Environment; Postmodern Perspectives on Environment; Summary; Review Questions Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 6 CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN; A Brief Definition of Organizational Design; Description and Overview of This Chapter; A Brief Review of a Typical College or University Design; Differentiation and Integration: Basic Issues in Organizational Design; Alternative Modes of Designing an Organization: Mechanistic and Organic; Determinants of Organizational Design; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 7 BUREAUCRATIC FORMS AND THEIR LIMITATIONS; Bureaucratic Structure; Centralization, Decentralization, and Participation Common Bureaucratic FormsSocial Construction of Organizational Structure; Postmodern Views on Organizational Design; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 8 ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES; Organizational Benefits and Detriments of Precise Role Definition; Role Theory in Organizations; Roles as Functional Positions in Bureaucracies; Role as Expected Behavior; Social Construction Conceptualizations of Roles; Postmodern and Feminist Perspectives on Roles; Role Conflict; Role Ambiguity; Supplementary Role Concepts; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References 9 MOTIVATION IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION WORKPLACE |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451983603321 |
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Bess James L
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| Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : Dynamics of the System
| Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : Dynamics of the System |
| Autore | Bess James L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (508 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.101 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DeeJay R |
| Collana | Understanding College and University Organization |
| Soggetto topico |
Education
Organizational sociology Universities and colleges -- Administration Universities and colleges Universities and colleges - Administration |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-57922-772-4
1-4356-1730-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PROBLEM-TO-THEORY APPLICATION TABLE; FOREWORD; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; 1 OVERVIEW; Overview of Volume I; Organizational Theory; Organizational Paradigms; Overview of Systems Theory; Key Concepts in Systems Theory; Contents of Volume II; Summary; References; 2 CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS; Open and Closed Systems; History of the Development of Conflict Theory; Conflict as Structure; Conflict as Process; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Conflict; Postmodern Perspectives on Conflict; Gender Issues in Conflict Management; Summary; Review Questions
Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 3 POWER AND POLITICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS; Some Definitions: Power Authority and Politics; Power and Rationality; Organizational Versus Personal Determinants of Power; Organizational Determinants of Power; Horizontal Power: Strategic Contingencies Theory; Vertical Power: Partisans and Authorities; Personal Power; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Power; Empowerment; Marxist and Postmodern Alternatives; Power Politics and Unions; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 4 ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING Decision Making as a ProcessDecision Making as Structure; Participation Theories; Risky Shift Polarization and Social Loafing in Group Decision Making; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Group Decision Making; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 5 INDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING; Garbage Can Model; Decisions as Role Playing; Decisions as Personality Manifestations; Decisions and Information Utilization; Risk and Uncertainty: The Gambling Metaphor; Decision Trees; Non-Decision Making; Postmodern Perspectives on Individual Decision Making; Summary; Review Questions Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 6 ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; Conceptualizations of Organizational Learning; Processes and Stages of Organizational Learning; Linking Individual and Organizational Learning; Cultural Conceptualizations of Organizational Learning; Dialectical Perspectives on Cultural Learning; Postmodern Interpretations of Organizational Learning; Contingencies Governing the Use of Alternative Learning Models; The Learning Organization; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 7 ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY; Strategy and the External Environment The Linear Model of StrategyThe Adaptive Model of Strategy; The Emergent Model of Strategy; The Symbolic Model of Strategy; Postmodern Models of Strategy; Curriculum as Strategy: Application of the Five Models; Heuristics for Choosing a Model of Strategy; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 8 ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY; Conceptualizations of Effectiveness and Efficency; Model 1: The Goal Model; Model 2: The System Resource Model; Model 3: The Internal Process Model; Model 4: Strategic Constituencies Model; Model 5: Phase Models Model 6: Fit Models |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451981603321 |
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Bess James L
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| Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : The State of the System
| Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : The State of the System |
| Autore | Bess James L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (510 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.101 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DeeJay R |
| Collana | Understanding College and University Organization |
| Soggetto topico |
Organizational sociology
Universities and colleges -- Administration Universities and colleges |
| ISBN |
1-00-344844-5
1-000-97325-5 1-003-44844-5 1-57922-771-6 1-4356-1729-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PROBLEM-TO-THEORY APPLICATION TABLE; FOREWORD; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; VOLUME I: THE STATE OF THE SYSTEM; 1 THE APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; Colleges and Universities as Complex Organizations; Objectives of the Book; Theory; Organizational Theory; Three Perspectives on Organizational Theory; Summary; References; 2 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS; Roles and Functions of Colleges and Universities; College and University National Organization
Internal Organization of Colleges and UniversitiesBudget Making in Academic Institutions; Personnel Decisions; Tenure and Academic Freedom; Student Participation in Decision Making; Summary; References; 3 APPROACHES TO ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS: THREE PARADIGMS; Paradigms Defined; Approaches to Paradigmatic Use; Three Paradigms: An Overview; Positivist Paradigm; The Social Construction Paradigm; Postmodern Perspectives on Organizations; Applying the Three Paradigms; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 4 GENERAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS THEORY; History of Systems Theory General Systems TheorySocial Systems Theory; The Social Systems Model; Expanded Social Systems Model; Proportionate Contribution of Idiographic versus Nomothetic; The ''Fit'' Between and Among System Components; Extensions of Systems Theory: Alternative Paradigms; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 5 ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; Systems Theory and Organizational Environments; Positivist Theories of Organization-Environment Relations; Social Construction Perspectives on Environment; Postmodern Perspectives on Environment; Summary; Review Questions Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 6 CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN; A Brief Definition of Organizational Design; Description and Overview of This Chapter; A Brief Review of a Typical College or University Design; Differentiation and Integration: Basic Issues in Organizational Design; Alternative Modes of Designing an Organization: Mechanistic and Organic; Determinants of Organizational Design; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 7 BUREAUCRATIC FORMS AND THEIR LIMITATIONS; Bureaucratic Structure; Centralization, Decentralization, and Participation Common Bureaucratic FormsSocial Construction of Organizational Structure; Postmodern Views on Organizational Design; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 8 ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES; Organizational Benefits and Detriments of Precise Role Definition; Role Theory in Organizations; Roles as Functional Positions in Bureaucracies; Role as Expected Behavior; Social Construction Conceptualizations of Roles; Postmodern and Feminist Perspectives on Roles; Role Conflict; Role Ambiguity; Supplementary Role Concepts; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References 9 MOTIVATION IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION WORKPLACE |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778259903321 |
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Bess James L
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| Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : Dynamics of the System
| Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : Dynamics of the System |
| Autore | Bess James L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (508 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.101 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DeeJay R |
| Collana | Understanding College and University Organization |
| Soggetto topico |
Education
Organizational sociology Universities and colleges -- Administration Universities and colleges Universities and colleges - Administration |
| ISBN |
1-00-344845-3
1-000-97360-3 1-003-44845-3 1-57922-772-4 1-4356-1730-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PROBLEM-TO-THEORY APPLICATION TABLE; FOREWORD; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; 1 OVERVIEW; Overview of Volume I; Organizational Theory; Organizational Paradigms; Overview of Systems Theory; Key Concepts in Systems Theory; Contents of Volume II; Summary; References; 2 CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS; Open and Closed Systems; History of the Development of Conflict Theory; Conflict as Structure; Conflict as Process; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Conflict; Postmodern Perspectives on Conflict; Gender Issues in Conflict Management; Summary; Review Questions
Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 3 POWER AND POLITICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS; Some Definitions: Power Authority and Politics; Power and Rationality; Organizational Versus Personal Determinants of Power; Organizational Determinants of Power; Horizontal Power: Strategic Contingencies Theory; Vertical Power: Partisans and Authorities; Personal Power; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Power; Empowerment; Marxist and Postmodern Alternatives; Power Politics and Unions; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 4 ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING Decision Making as a ProcessDecision Making as Structure; Participation Theories; Risky Shift Polarization and Social Loafing in Group Decision Making; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Group Decision Making; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 5 INDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING; Garbage Can Model; Decisions as Role Playing; Decisions as Personality Manifestations; Decisions and Information Utilization; Risk and Uncertainty: The Gambling Metaphor; Decision Trees; Non-Decision Making; Postmodern Perspectives on Individual Decision Making; Summary; Review Questions Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 6 ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; Conceptualizations of Organizational Learning; Processes and Stages of Organizational Learning; Linking Individual and Organizational Learning; Cultural Conceptualizations of Organizational Learning; Dialectical Perspectives on Cultural Learning; Postmodern Interpretations of Organizational Learning; Contingencies Governing the Use of Alternative Learning Models; The Learning Organization; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 7 ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY; Strategy and the External Environment The Linear Model of StrategyThe Adaptive Model of Strategy; The Emergent Model of Strategy; The Symbolic Model of Strategy; Postmodern Models of Strategy; Curriculum as Strategy: Application of the Five Models; Heuristics for Choosing a Model of Strategy; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 8 ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY; Conceptualizations of Effectiveness and Efficency; Model 1: The Goal Model; Model 2: The System Resource Model; Model 3: The Internal Process Model; Model 4: Strategic Constituencies Model; Model 5: Phase Models Model 6: Fit Models |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778260003321 |
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Bess James L
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| Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : Dynamics of the System
| Understanding College and University Organization [[electronic resource] ] : Dynamics of the System |
| Autore | Bess James L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (508 p.) |
| Disciplina | 378.101 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DeeJay R |
| Collana | Understanding College and University Organization |
| Soggetto topico |
Education
Organizational sociology Universities and colleges -- Administration Universities and colleges Universities and colleges - Administration |
| ISBN |
1-00-344845-3
1-000-97360-3 1-003-44845-3 1-57922-772-4 1-4356-1730-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; PROBLEM-TO-THEORY APPLICATION TABLE; FOREWORD; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; 1 OVERVIEW; Overview of Volume I; Organizational Theory; Organizational Paradigms; Overview of Systems Theory; Key Concepts in Systems Theory; Contents of Volume II; Summary; References; 2 CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS; Open and Closed Systems; History of the Development of Conflict Theory; Conflict as Structure; Conflict as Process; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Conflict; Postmodern Perspectives on Conflict; Gender Issues in Conflict Management; Summary; Review Questions
Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 3 POWER AND POLITICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS; Some Definitions: Power Authority and Politics; Power and Rationality; Organizational Versus Personal Determinants of Power; Organizational Determinants of Power; Horizontal Power: Strategic Contingencies Theory; Vertical Power: Partisans and Authorities; Personal Power; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Power; Empowerment; Marxist and Postmodern Alternatives; Power Politics and Unions; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 4 ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING Decision Making as a ProcessDecision Making as Structure; Participation Theories; Risky Shift Polarization and Social Loafing in Group Decision Making; Social Constructionist Perspectives on Group Decision Making; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 5 INDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING; Garbage Can Model; Decisions as Role Playing; Decisions as Personality Manifestations; Decisions and Information Utilization; Risk and Uncertainty: The Gambling Metaphor; Decision Trees; Non-Decision Making; Postmodern Perspectives on Individual Decision Making; Summary; Review Questions Case Discussion QuestionsReferences; 6 ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; Conceptualizations of Organizational Learning; Processes and Stages of Organizational Learning; Linking Individual and Organizational Learning; Cultural Conceptualizations of Organizational Learning; Dialectical Perspectives on Cultural Learning; Postmodern Interpretations of Organizational Learning; Contingencies Governing the Use of Alternative Learning Models; The Learning Organization; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 7 ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY; Strategy and the External Environment The Linear Model of StrategyThe Adaptive Model of Strategy; The Emergent Model of Strategy; The Symbolic Model of Strategy; Postmodern Models of Strategy; Curriculum as Strategy: Application of the Five Models; Heuristics for Choosing a Model of Strategy; Summary; Review Questions; Case Discussion Questions; References; 8 ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY; Conceptualizations of Effectiveness and Efficency; Model 1: The Goal Model; Model 2: The System Resource Model; Model 3: The Internal Process Model; Model 4: Strategic Constituencies Model; Model 5: Phase Models Model 6: Fit Models |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910974222603321 |
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Bess James L
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| Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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