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Youn, Ted I. K.; Price, Tanya M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2009
Organizational rules explain organizational stability and change. Using national surveys and fieldwork, we examine changes in tenure and promotion rules at comprehensive colleges and universities from 1969 to 2002. We find that increased rule founding and change arise from the increasingly rationalized environment, such as the academic…
Descriptors: Educational History, Higher Education, College Faculty, Faculty Recruitment
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Chait, Richard; Trower, C. Ann – Change, 1998
Although it does not offer tenure or tenure-track appointments, the newly established Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) has not had difficulty attracting qualified faculty. The creation of the institution, recruitment of faculty, characteristics of new faculty hires, characteristics of the interview pool for new positions, faculty reasons for…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Credentials, Educational Innovation, Faculty Recruitment