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Preparing For Change: Management Concepts For The Future—Ideas From Supermanaging By Brown And Weiner, Ladonna Mcmurray Geddes

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reviews concepts from Brown and Weiner’s Supermanaging and considers their application to communication administration in higher education. The discussion highlights rapid social and technological change, the growth of continuing education, and shifting demographics, all of which demand flexible and future-oriented management. Key ideas include environmental scanning, “error-embracing” leadership, and the importance of marketing strategies for organizational survival. Middle managers are urged to redefine their roles by fostering self-motivating environments, networking, anticipating issues, and demonstrating unique contributions. The article also stresses the significance of social contracts, balancing responsibilities to employees, clients, communities, and funding agencies. Applying these concepts to …

Department Chair As Change Agent, John I. Sisco

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the role of the department chair as a catalyst for change within academic institutions. It considers the origins of chairs—whether promoted internally, recruited from other institutions, or brought in with prior administrative experience—and how these backgrounds shape their effectiveness. The discussion distinguishes between changes typically sought by administration, such as reorganizing programs for efficiency or shifting institutional identity toward research, and those sought by faculty, including greater resources and improved recognition of departmental contributions. Emphasis is placed on setting realistic, short-term goals that engage all faculty members, thereby building momentum and visibility for the department. The article …

The Department Chair As An Agent Of Change, Edward L. Mcglone

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay explores the department chair’s role as an agent of change within academic institutions. It examines the nature of organizational change, highlighting that it often occurs when departments themselves are ready rather than when leaders desire it. The discussion reviews the complex and varied expectations of the chair’s position, dispelling myths about charisma, workaholism, and “honeymoon” periods as prerequisites for effectiveness. Instead, effective leadership is described as grounded in intelligence, interpersonal skill, humor, and the ability to cultivate a supportive environment. The essay emphasizes that chairs cannot enact change unilaterally but must recognize readiness, build consensus, and create conditions …

So You Want To Be An Administrator? Be Prepared For Change, Richard W. Platt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This reflective case study explores the dynamics of institutional and personal change through the author’s experience as a department and divisional chair at a small private liberal arts college. The narrative traces the evolution of administrative responsibility amid shifting institutional structures, financial constraints, and demographic transformation in higher education during the late twentieth century. The analysis highlights how external forces—such as economic pressures, federal funding fluctuations, and changing student populations—interact with internal developments in curriculum design, faculty composition, and organizational restructuring. Central to the argument is the necessity for adaptability: effective administration requires balancing planning and leadership within fluid systems …

Communication Arts And Sciences In Transition, Douglas M. Trank, Sanuel L. Becker, Barbara Hall

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This study presents a comprehensive appraisal of the state of communication arts and sciences departments in U.S. higher education during the mid-1980s. Drawing on survey data from 373 institutions, the research examines departmental organization, faculty demographics, curricular emphases, and budgetary trends. Findings reveal a field in ongoing transition, marked by diverse departmental structures and naming conventions, frequent reorganizations, and the separation of traditional areas such as theatre, mass communication, and speech pathology into independent units. Faculty data indicate modest levels of tenure and continuing gender disparities, though representation of women and minorities is increasing. Salary levels and resource distributions vary …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 56, July 2, 1986

Central Florida Future

Wild Pizza open, controversy cleared up; Smith is optimistic about UCF (with photo of Student Government President Ira Smith); Scholarship winner (photo of Lisa Flynn receiving scholarship presented by President Colburn); Florida edges Georgia in battle of the states (with photo); Movie reviewers unique; New types of campus cops; Opinion: Apoligies to the "Wild Pizza" and Knights Den ("Apologies" spelt as "Apoligies"); Ball is hot, water's not; East-West work to begin soon.

Post-Tenure Faculty Development: Where Is The Adventure?, Michael R. Moore

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article addresses the challenge of sustaining professional growth among tenured faculty, distinguishing burnout from a more pervasive condition of being left out in the face of rapid disciplinary and institutional change. Using the metaphor of adventure, the argument contends that some experienced faculty resist new teaching methods, technology adoption, and research engagement not due to exhaustion but due to insufficient preparation for change and fear of risk. The discussion outlines a developmental role for department chairs that combines long term planning with individualized support. Key practices include collaboratively setting appropriate goals aligned with departmental needs, identifying resources and release …

An Exploratory Study Of Organizational Trust & Its Multiple Dimensions: A Case Study Of General Motors, Kerry Hart

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Over 1700 employees of the General Motors Corporation defined trust and described personal work experiences that affected their trust toward the organization. These employee comments were factor analyzed to determine the dimensions of organizational trust. An instrument was developed from employee comments to measure the level of trust in a GM location. With the level of trust quantified, the demographic effects on trust and the relationship between trust and management's communication effectiveness were investigated.

This approach provided new knowledge of trust in an industrial environment. Three dimensions of organizational trust were identified: Openness/Congruity, Shared Values, and Autonomy/Feedback. Age, length of …

Seminar And Programs To Stress Evaluation, Robert K. Tiemens

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This bulletin section outlines the Association for Communication Administration’s thirteenth annual seminar, centered on evaluation of programs, faculty, and administrative practices. The announcement describes eight scheduled sessions addressing tenure productivity, administrative strategies, program health amid financial pressures, and the trend toward unifying communication disciplines under broader departmental umbrellas. Other sessions examine evaluation of artistic work through the Oxford Accord and the challenges of academic administration in varying institutional contexts. The issue also notes co-sponsored programs with other associations, including sessions on mentoring and on media and performance assessment. The seminar was held in conjunction with the 1985 annual convention in …

An Analysis Of The Affects Of Crisis On The Decision Making Practice Of A Dialysis Program: A Case Study, James Christopher Farley

Dissertations and Theses

In 1982 the Health Care Finance Administration mandated changes in the mechanism and financing of the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program by the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. These changes in finances and procedures became effective August 1, 1983 and have created a state of crisis for ESRD facilities program wide. This study analyzes a large non-profit dialysis program and how its decision making practices were affected 2 by the change in Medicare laws. Application of decision theory in health care provides a basis for this study on the affects of crisis on decision making.

This study …

Are We Teaching The Right Things? A Glance At The Present And Future, Robert L. Heath

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Concerned with curriculum planning in speech communication, this article examines how programs can prepare students for careers in public relations, corporate communication, personnel development, and training. It identifies communication theory, persuasion, interpersonal and organizational communication, message design, issue analysis, writing, and empirical research as important areas of preparation. The discussion also emphasizes instructional design, presentation skills, measurement, and organizational change for students pursuing training and development work. Attention is given to emerging communication technologies, including data retrieval systems, electronic mail, computer assisted writing, corporate information systems, and distance training. The article situates curriculum development within communication administration by urging departments, …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. This issue includes articles:

• WKU Education Dean Does National Teacher Assessment Report – J.T. Sandefur
• Service Aimed for Students Apt to Have Study Woes – Automated Peer Tutoring Service
• Stay Tuned for the Winter Olympics
• Former Weatherman Coaches TV Forecasters – Willard Cockrill
• Small Businesses Get Micro-Seminar from WKU – Business Administration
• Chemistry Department Receives Funds for More Coal Research
• Air Force ROTC is Born Again on Campus
• Who Was Really Abe Lincoln’s Valentine?
• About You – Connie Foster, Juanita Hare, Virginia Mutchler, Aaron Hughey, Owen …

Spartan Daily, December 8, 1983, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 81, Issue 68

Theory Z And Administrative Management, Judy Cureton, Bob Cureton

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Focused on communication departments in higher education, this article considers Theory Z as a framework for administrative management during periods of limited resources. It describes Theory Z as an approach grounded in participatory decision making, egalitarian relationships, delegation, shared philosophy, and attention to human resources. The discussion links these principles to communication administration by emphasizing consensus, quality circles, departmental self study, consumer definitions of program quality, and long range planning. It also addresses hiring, evaluation, rewards, recognition, and the influence of individual interests on departmental objectives. The article closes by discussing trust, subtlety, and intimacy as interpersonal foundations for management, …

Lindenwood Ledger, February 16, 1983, Lindenwood College

The Lindenwood Ledger (1980-1984)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood College

Communiqué, February 7, 1983, Lindenwood College

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

Communiqué, January 31, 1983, Lindenwood College

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

Spartan Daily, April 16, 1982, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 78, Issue 44

The Cowl - V.33 - N.12 - Dec 10, 1980

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 33 - No. 12 - December 10, 1980. 16 pages.

Shorelines - Vol. 02, No. 09 - May 27, 1980, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1979-1981, Shorelines

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Carpenter, Steve. 77 Tires Punctured in Parking Lots
• Mason, Cecelia. Campus Restricts the Handicapped
• McCord, Tom. Reaction Has Varied to Garp Cancellation
• Galloway, Amy. Yearbook’s Future Rests on Budget Increase
• Blacks Deserve Voice in School
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Tire Vandalism
• Conway, James. FM Formats Criticized
• Pawley, Keenan. Disgusted with Fans
• Rackley, Jane. Include Women in Draft
• Riley, Vance. Public Safety Criticized
• Thompson, Jim. Survey Questioned
• Carver, Tim. Radio Exists for Profit
• Winnecke, Joycelyn. John Y. Brown’s Education Plans Still a Mystery
• Fath, Tim. …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 10 No. 07, October 14, 1977

Central Florida Future

SG [Student Government] hopes to have free student services; Poll shows half believe advising good at FTU; FTU NewsFronts: Village Center Oktoberfest has food, funk and fun; Future Campus: NOW charges universities with sex bias; Sexual behavior class looks at attitudes; FTU expert returns from glare of Zamora TV violence trial; Future Comment: 18-year-olds should be able to hold office; Panama "Should a country have the right to determine its own sovereignty? Required textbooks: ΓÇÿWhat a rip-offΓÇÖ; Future Sights and Sounds: Frye is off beat but hilarious; Future Sports: Winning streaks still intact for Knights; Will sirens prevent high speed …

Bulletin - Vol. 10, No. 01 - August 31, 1976, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1971-1977, UMass Boston Bulletin

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, May 28, 1973, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Eight page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

A Descriptive History Of Wmri And Wmbi--Fm Chicago, Illinois 1946-1970, Charles Neil Christensen

Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus

No abstract provided.

Annual Report: 1972, St. Cloud Hospital

Annual Report

Statistics of conditions treated at St. Cloud Hospital in 1972

Wsu Research News, March 1971, Office Of Research Development, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A fifteen page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

Wsu Research News, November 1970, Office Of Research Development, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A twenty-eight page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

Hollins Columns (1967 Sept 19), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Dedication Scheduled October 27
• Renovations Appear Throughout Campus
• Freshman Colloquium Pleases Majority
• Wheeler Will Speak In Chapel
• Senate Offers Bylaw Changes
• Cowley Will Lecture On Revised Poetry
• A Sensible Solution
• Pledging In The Dark
• Tightened Security Chokes Student
• Decorum Needed In Chapel
• Faculty Gets Vacation 'Workout'
• Strause, Shirkey Attend Conference
• Two Grads Return To Teach
• Summer At Hollins Proves Enjoyable
• Croxson To Speak Sunday
• Treasurer Explains $150 Tuition Raise
• More Funds Increase Student Jobs
• Great Britain Offers Jobs

Spartan Daily, March 2, 1966, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 53, Issue 77