Theory and research on the effectiveness of college operations are covered in 12 chapters. Current research on each topic is reviewed, with attention to conceptual and methodological issues, and an agenda for future research is offered. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Transformational Leadership in Colleges and Universities" (Kim S. Cameron, David O. Ulrich); "Managing Decline in American Higher Education" (Raymond F. Zammuto); "The Importance of Being General: Philosophy, Politics, and Institutional Mission Statements" (Gordon K. Davies); "Postscript to 'The Importance of Being General,' by Gordon K. Davies--The Campus as Chameleon: Rethinking Organizational Behavior and Public Policy" (John R. Thelin); "Affirmative-Action Employment Discrimination: The Higher Education Fragment" (Monique Weston Clague); "Evaluation Research and Educational Decision-Making: A Review of the Literature" (Jonathan Z. Shapiro); "Rates of Return to Higher Education: An Intensive Examination" (Larry L. Leslie, Paul T. Brinkman); "Research on Academic Programs: An Inquiry into an Emerging Field" (Clifton F. Conrad, Anne M. Pratt); "Trends and Issues in Curricular Development" (Cameron Fincher); "The Normative Structure of Science: Social Control in the Academic Profession" (John M. Braxton); "Theories of Student Departure Revisited" (Vincent Tinto); and "Emerging Perspectives on Continuing Professional Education" (Wayne D. Smutz, Mary Beth Crowe, Carl A. Lindsay). Author and subject indexes are included. (SW)