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ERIC Number: EJ317061
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Performance and Paralysis: The Organizational Context of the American Research University.
Alpert, Daniel
Journal of Higher Education, v56 n3 p241-81 May-Jun 1985
The outstanding basic research conducted by leading U.S. universities contrasts with the institutional paralysis that limits their responses to the changing social environment. A matrix model of university organization and mission is presented and a starting point for organizational learning and change is offered. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, College Presidents, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Interdisciplinary Approach, Leadership, Models, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Research, Retrenchment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Institutional Mission; Research Universities