Decentralized Decision Making and Organizational Effectiveness in Colleges for Vocational Education: A Structural Equation Model for School Organization.

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Title: Decentralized Decision Making and Organizational Effectiveness in Colleges for Vocational Education: A Structural Equation Model for School Organization.
Language: English
Authors: Bechger, Timo M., Boerman, Pieter L. J.
Source: Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice). Sep 1997 3(3):189-213.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 25
Publication Date: 1997
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Administrators, Decentralization, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organizational Effectiveness, Questionnaires, Structural Equation Models, Vocational Education
Geographic Terms: Netherlands
ISSN: 1380-3611
Abstract: Questionnaire data on the effect of decentralization on organizational effectiveness from 299 middle managers of colleges for vocational education in the Netherlands were analyzed with structural equation modeling. Results show a moderate positive effect of decentralization on organizational effectiveness. (SLD)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ572817
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Questionnaire data on the effect of decentralization on organizational effectiveness from 299 middle managers of colleges for vocational education in the Netherlands were analyzed with structural equation modeling. Results show a moderate positive effect of decentralization on organizational effectiveness. (SLD)
ISSN:1380-3611