Understanding power and leadership in higher education : tools for institutional change /
Kretovics, Mark,
Understanding power and leadership in higher education : tools for institutional change / Mark Kretovics. - 1 online resource
Types and tactics of power -- Organizational context -- Symbols and sources of power -- Personal attributes and traits of successful administrators -- Using power to accomplish goals -- The power of internal and external influencers -- Politics and political behaviors -- Falling from grace -- Paths to power of the presidency -- Now what? -- Wrap up.
"Within higher education, power is often perceived negatively. Rather than avoiding the idea of power, this book explores the importance of embracing and effectively engaging power to affect positive change on campus. Understanding Power and Leadership in Higher Education gives college and university administrators the tools to understand the relationship between leadership, power, and influence within higher education. Highlighting real stories of effective college and university administrators, this books helps readers understand and analyze the use of power, preparing leaders for the realities of today's administrative environment"--
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Education, Higher--Administration.--United States
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States
Educational leadership--United States.
Power (Social sciences)
EDUCATION / General
LB2341
378.1/01
Understanding power and leadership in higher education : tools for institutional change / Mark Kretovics. - 1 online resource
Types and tactics of power -- Organizational context -- Symbols and sources of power -- Personal attributes and traits of successful administrators -- Using power to accomplish goals -- The power of internal and external influencers -- Politics and political behaviors -- Falling from grace -- Paths to power of the presidency -- Now what? -- Wrap up.
"Within higher education, power is often perceived negatively. Rather than avoiding the idea of power, this book explores the importance of embracing and effectively engaging power to affect positive change on campus. Understanding Power and Leadership in Higher Education gives college and university administrators the tools to understand the relationship between leadership, power, and influence within higher education. Highlighting real stories of effective college and university administrators, this books helps readers understand and analyze the use of power, preparing leaders for the realities of today's administrative environment"--
9780429439971 0429439970 9780429801631 0429801637 9780429801624 0429801629 9780429801617 0429801610
Education, Higher--Administration.--United States
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States
Educational leadership--United States.
Power (Social sciences)
EDUCATION / General
LB2341
378.1/01