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Birnbaum: Diffusion of Management Innovations in Higher Education

  • 1.  Birnbaum: Diffusion of Management Innovations in Higher Education

    Posted 02-03-1999 10:48
    Robert Birnbaum send me the post below for posting to horizonlist; it is
    also appropriate for the management development list.

    Jim

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    Dear Colleagues,

    I am documenting the diffusion of management innovations in higher
    education from about 1960 to the present(PPBS, ZBB, MBO, strategic
    planning, TQM, BPR and Benchmarking), and I would be grateful for
    your assistance.

    1. Arguments and opinions about the values and effects of such
    innovations in colleges and universities are easy to find; analyses
    supported by qualitative or quantitative empirical evidence are in
    short supply. If you are aware of the existence of such analyses, I
    would deeply appreciate a citation.

    2. What management innovations do you think are likely to be promoted
    in the post-BPR/Benchmarking era? (These may be ideas being implemented
    on your campus, or something you have read or heard about as the next
    management trend). Citations, if available, would be welcome.

    3. And speaking of item #2, has anyone ever heard of Just-In-Time
    Governance? Citation?

    Thanks for your assistance.

    Bob
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    Robert Birnbaum E-mail: rb68@umail.umd.edu
    Professor of Higher Education Voice: (301) 405-3584
    University of Maryland Fax: (301) 405-3573
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