Five issues affecting faculty in the 1980s are examined in relation to organizational differences within higher education: authority in academic decision making and its influence on government regulation; faculty role within the institution's organizational structure; faculty security in relation to enrollment; career mobility; and faculty and…

Contrasts in the approaches of a Japanese company and the American university to management development provide the basis for a discussion of Theory Z's potential application to faculty affairs. Among the issues discussed are the tenure and promotion system, collegial decision making and responsibility, faculty development and incentives, and…