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ERIC Number: EJ562854
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Maintaining Effectiveness Amid Downsizing and Decline in Institutions of Higher Education.
Smart, John; Cameron, Kim
Research in Higher Education, v39 n1 p65-86 Feb 1998
A study of 334 colleges and universities found institutions with declining resources are as effective as institutions with abundant resources. However, institutions that develop certain attributes (centralization, crisis mentality, lowered innovation, resistance to change, decreasing morale, politicized interest groups, non-prioritized cutbacks, loss of trust, increasing conflict, restricted communication, lack of teamwork, scapegoating leaders) perform less effectively. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Comparative Analysis, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Leadership, Organizational Climate, Organizational Effectiveness, Political Influences, Resistance to Change, Retrenchment, Stress Variables, Teamwork
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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