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ERIC Number: EJ380388
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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An Exploration of Factors behind the Proliferation of the Institutional Research Enterprise.
Hearn, James C.; Corcoran, Mary E.
Journal of Higher Education, v59 n6 p634-51 Nov-Dec 1988
In many institutions, increasing numbers of offices are becoming involved in institutional research activity. A theoretical perspective, derived from theories of power, information, and change in organizations, is proposed for better understanding this phenomenon. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Centralization, College Administration, College Environment, Decentralization, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Interviews, Microcomputers, Models, Power Structure, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Minnesota