Alternative Management Structures--A Cautious Approach. Information Bank Working Paper Number 2579.

Autor/in	Cook, D. J.
Institution	Further Education Staff Coll., Blagdon (England).
Titel	Alternative Management Structures--A Cautious Approach. Information Bank Working Paper Number 2579.
Quelle	(1988), (24 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Administrative Organization; College Administration; College Faculty; College Planning; College Role; Faculty College Relationship; Foreign Countries; Governance; Higher Education; Institutional Characteristics; Matrices; Participative Decision Making; Policy Formation; Vocational Education; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Fakultät; Studienplanung; Ausland; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Matrizenrechnung; Politische Betätigung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	In order for a college to thrive in the education/training situation likely to prevail in the 1990s, it may need to move from its existing management structure--which is probably hierarchical--to an alternative management structure. A hierarchical structure has some strengths, such as a clear delineation of responsibilities, the division of work into defined areas, division of the organization into manageable units, and senior manager controls. However, there are inherent weaknesses in the hierarchical structure, such as lack of flexibility, lack of communication, tendency of communication that does occur to be top-down, and lack of innovation. Some organizations can simply modify the existing management structure. However, if the structure will not allow the college to achieve its mission/purpose/plan, it is time to look at alternative structures. If the college is ready for change, there are a range of alternatives that are usually described by the term "matrix." In a matrix structure, control is separated between product management and function management. Various matrix models include the collegial model, the star model, and the autonomous model. (Guidelines are offered for introducing and implementing a matrix management structure.) (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC