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The Environmental Identity Scale and Differentiation among Environmental Models in Holland's Theory.
Peer reviewedThompson, Michael D.; Smart, John C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2001
A study of 587 full-time faculty examined teaching practices and interpersonal climate of different departments using Holland's Environmental Identity Scale. Results supported the scale's reliability and discriminant validity but did not support the assumption that differences among workers in environments with clear identity are more pronounced…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Departments, Job Skills, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; McLaughlin, Gerald W. – Research in Higher Education, 1985
The effect of administrative service as department chair on the scholarly careers of academic chemists is explored through an analysis of their publication and doctoral student productivity records over a two-decade period. The results indicate no significant difference in the productivity levels of the experimental and control groups. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Administration, College Faculty, Department Heads
Download full textSmart, John C.; McLaughlin, Gerald W. – 1984
The effect of administrative service responsibilities of chemistry department chairs on their scholarly careers as scientists was studied. The relationship between selected personal and work environment characteristics and productivity was compared for department chairs and their full-time faculty peers. A total of 67 chemists who had served as…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Department Heads
Peer reviewedFjortoft, Nancy; Smart, John C. – Higher Education, 1994
A survey of 1,321 administrators, 927 trustees, and 1,158 department heads in 332 4-year colleges and universities examined the independent and conditional effects of organizational culture type and level of consensus about mission on the institutions' organizational effectiveness. Implications of results for enhancing effectiveness are discussed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, College Role
Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; Feldman, Kenneth A. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A longitudinal study, based on Holland's theory of occupational choice, found accentuation of initial group differences for artistic abilities in both male and female college students and for enterprising abilities of male students within academic subenvironments. Data support Holland's theory that students' initial selection of academic…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Departments
Cameron, Kim S.; Smart, John C. – 1997
This study examined the association between financial difficulties of institutions of higher education and their organizational effectiveness with 334 colleges and universities. An investigation of this relationship was made using three variables: a decline in required financial resources, degree of organizational effectiveness, and a set of 12…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, Colleges
