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Leadership under fire : the challenging role of the Canadian university president / Ross Paul.
Van Pelt Library LB2341.8.C3 P38 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paul, Ross H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College presidents--Canada.
- College presidents.
- Universities and colleges--Canada--Administration.
- Universities and colleges.
- Educational leadership--Canada.
- Educational leadership.
- Administration.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 333 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- While the role of the university president has evolved dramatically in recent years, the recruitment pool and selection process have changed little since the 1960s. In Leadership Under Fire, Ross H. Paul combines leadership theory, interviews with eleven of Canada's most successful presidents, and thirty-five years of personal experience to shed light on the complexity and importance of leading a university and identifies some of the critical challenges and opportunities facing Canadian universities today.
- Contents:
- Distinguishing Characteristics of Canadian Universities with Implications for Their Leadership
- Canadian University Presidents: Who They Are and How They Are Selected
- Organizational Culture and the University
- Setting the Direction: Institutional Vision and Strategic Planning
- Academic Leadership: Getting the Balance Right
- Student Access and Success: Confronting a Declining Undergraduate Experience
- International Outreach
- Financial Issues: Underfunded or Fat Cats?
- Presidential Leadership and Day-to-Day Administration
- The External Roles of the President
- Institutional Governance and Presidential Accountability
- Institutional Autonomy and System Diversity
- How Much Difference Does a President Make? The Case for Open Management
- Leadership under Fire: Seven Major Issues for Today's Presidents
- Appendix A: Presidential Profiles: Eleven Who Have Really Made a Difference - Appendix B ; Universities Included in the Presidential Recruitment Survey.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-322) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780773538870
- 0773538879
- OCLC:
- 712851471
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