Collegiate Culture and Leadership Strategies

A hands-on study for executives, researchers, and students who want to better understand how organizational culture can support or impede decision making strategies in a complex changing collegiate environment is provided. Leadership strategies and institutional problems are described. Seven differe...

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Main Authors Chaffee, Ellen Earle, Tierney, William G
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Macmillan Publishing Company 1988
Subjects
Administrative Principles
Administrative Problems
Case Studies
Church Related Colleges
College Environment
Cultural Influences
Decision Making
Higher Education
Institutional Role
Leadership Styles
Organizational Climate
Organizational Culture
Research Universities
Rural Schools
State Colleges
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Summary:A hands-on study for executives, researchers, and students who want to better understand how organizational culture can support or impede decision making strategies in a complex changing collegiate environment is provided. Leadership strategies and institutional problems are described. Seven different collegiate cultures are explored via case study research conducted with 400 academic officials from a wide variety of schools. The five sections are as follows: (1) introduction (the cultural drama of organizational life and the search for dynamic equilibrium in organizational culture); (2) culture and continuity ("Rural State College" and "Family State College"); (3) culture and change ("Mission University,""Present State College," and "Covenant University"); (4) culture and identity ("Triad University" and "R&D University"); and (5) conclusion (the challenge to leadership). Appended are: some thoughts on method: procedures for validating qualitative research; sample documents about the study; 1983 and 1985 rankings of the cases on selected institutional performance survey questions; and tables of financial and enrollment data. An index is provided. Contains 60 references. (SM)
ISBN:9780029052914
0029052912