Author/Authors :
Holz-Clause، Mary S. نويسنده Vice President for Economic Development, University of Connecticut, 304 Gulley Hall, Storrs, CT 06268, U.S. , , Chandra Koundinya، Vikram Swaroop نويسنده Postdoctoral Research Associate, ISU Extension and Outreach, 2210 Beardshear Hall, ISU, Ames, IA 50011, U.S. , , Glenn، Sherry نويسنده Director of Field Operations, ISU Extension and Outreach, 2150 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA 50011, U.S. , , Payne، Jack M. نويسنده Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1008 McCarty Hall, UFL, Gainesville, FL, U.S. ,
Abstract :
The cyclical economic downturn in the United States has
forced many Extension administrators to rethink and adjust
services and programming. The Cooperative Extension System
(CES), the organization primarily responsible for governmental
Extension work in the United States, at Iowa State University responded
to this economic downturn by restructuring its organization
from county based to a regional model. This paper shares the experiences
of key administrators in planning this restructuring
process and the lessons learned. This experience and the restructuring
processes used have implications for administrators in all organizational
settings.
