The goal of this study was to build knowledge about the perspectives of library leaders who have experience with a responsibility center management (RCM) budget model and how the model guides library allocations and planning. The study also sought to provide advice to other library leaders whose institutions may consider adopting an RCM budget…

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) "Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-09" (the "Plan") provides an agenda for achieving advancements in applied rehabilitation research that will benefit people with disabilities in the United States. This executive summary describes the purposes and…

This study aims first to examine the current status of corporate planning methods, and second, to explore the application of these methods and tools to universities. Several conceptual planning models relating corporate planning to university management are discussed. The report is addressed to administrators of small or medium-sized colleges and…

Concentrates on the managerial issues involved in computer planning models. Describes what computer planning models are and the process by which managers can increase the likelihood of computer planning models being successful in their organizations. (Author/DN)

Future planning in higher education must be done on the basis of goals and objectives that have been deliberately chosen. (Author)

The growing competition between higher education, other levels of education, and other sectors of the economy for limited government funds has made the need for more systematic methods of planning and management of higher education systems and institutions of utmost importance. This document presents a report of a conference whose purpose was to…

Methods by which the college, after 90 years, began long-range planning are described along with how it moved to the cyclical model after 12 more years. (Author/LBH)

This review surveys documents, previously announced in RIE, that are concerned with the (1) development of planning-programing-budgeting systems (PPBS) for educational planning, (2) models of PPBS implementation, (3) specific applications suitable for libraries, and (4) bibliographies available on the topic. PPBS decisionmaking models enable…

This conference, composed of senior administrators and academics, discusses the problems of governance of higher education in Australia. In light of changing demographic factors, a depression in the labor market for graduates, changing social aspirations and the emphasis on life-long education, the attitude of the colleges will have to change, and…

A visual, as well as verbal, description is presented of the process by which an educational facility was planned and built in Boston. The graphic display of the generic process represents specific considerations regarding--(1) the development of a capital improvement program, (2) site selection, acquisition and preparation, (3) educational…

Purpose: To challenge the deliberate strategy approach of the environmental management system (EMS) cycle, and offer a model based on both the practical reality experienced at Dalhousie University and emergent strategy theory. Also, to share some of the lessons learned in the 15 years of environmental management at Dalhousie University.…

A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of implementing the CAMPUS (Comprehensive Analytical Methods for Planning in University/College Systems) PMS model for planning and resource allocation purposes in the University of South Florida College of Education. A description of CAMPUS PMS was developed, including the nature, output…

The bottom-up approach to long-range goal-setting in firms has a place, especially under certain conditions of diversity and under some management styles. However, trends to more top-down approaches in companies of increased size and with experience with planning can be observed when account is taken of other more significant variables. (Author/WM)

The objective of the project was to develop a method of measuring benefits, to provide criterion functions for quantitative planning in university libraries. The approach chosen was to show what benefit estimates lie behind actual qualitative planning decisions and to build them into exact planning models. The chapters include: library products…

Academic advising must be accountable for its resources and program effectiveness. The Annual Plan approach of Brigham Young University gives advisers an opportunity to assess and reflect on advising's strengths and weaknesses and to design feasibility goals and objectives to improve the program. (MLW)