How academic leadership works : understanding success and failure in the college presidency /
What makes an academic leader effective? How can the myths surrounding academic leadership induce college presidents to make poor judgments? Can a college president really make a difference in whether an institution is successful in achieving its goals? In this book, Robert Birnbaum reveals the comp...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, California :
Jossey-Bass,
©1992.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents Publisher description |
| Summary: | What makes an academic leader effective? How can the myths surrounding academic leadership induce college presidents to make poor judgments? Can a college president really make a difference in whether an institution is successful in achieving its goals? In this book, Robert Birnbaum reveals the complex factors that influence the real and perceived effectiveness of academic leaders. Drawing on the results of a five-year longitudinal study by the Institutional Leadership Project, he explains how college and university leaders in various types of institutions interact and communicate, assess their own and others' effectiveness, establish goals, transmit values, and make sense of the ambiguous and dynamic organizations in which they work. And Birnbaum tells how presidents can maintain critical constituent support, increase their effectiveness, and ultimately help renew their college's values and spirit. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 155542466X 9781555424664 |