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Effective Committee Service

  • Neil J. Smelser - Center for Advanced Social & Behavioral Sciences, USA, University of California, Berkeley, USA (Emeritus), University of California, Berkeley, USA

Volume: 7

August 1993 | 108 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Committees. Seemingly endless, boring discussions going nowhere. No university survives without them, and no faculty member can avoid them. Why are there such a plethora of committees in the university? What functions do they serve? And how can you, as a committee member or chair, ensure that the work gets done quickly and effectively with a minimum of conflict, boredom, or wasted time? Author Neil J. Smelser has incorporated decades of experience on a myriad of committees from the local level up to national policy advisory groups into this book. He skillfully demystifies committees and explains how to get on certain committees and avoid others, how to get the committee work done as efficiently as possible, how to ensure that your views are properly represented in the committee's report, how chairing a committee can help shape its mission and direct its outcome, and how to use committees as a positive factor for your academic career. Smelser's advice will be useful to anyone working in the university setting.

 
The Committee as Creature
 
Giving Birth to Committees
 
Inside the Black Box
 
How to Serve
 
How to Chair
 
The Committee Report
 
Committees and Careers

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