Socrates in the boardroom : why research universities should be led by top scholars / Amanda H. Goodall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodall, Amanda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College presidents--Rating of.

College presidents.

Universities and colleges--Evaluation.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Socrates in the Boardroom argues that world-class scholars, not administrators, make the best leaders of research universities. Amanda Goodall cuts through the rhetoric and misinformation swirling around this contentious issue--such as the assertion that academics simply don't have the managerial expertise needed to head the world's leading schools--using hard evidence and careful, dispassionate analysis. She shows precisely why experts need leaders who are experts like themselves. Goodall draws from the latest data on the world's premier research universities along with in-depth interviews with top university leaders both past and present, including University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann; Derek Bok and Lawrence Summers, former presidents of Harvard University; John Hood, former vice chancellor of the University of Oxford; Cornell University President David Skorton; and many others. Goodall explains why the most effective leaders are those who have deep expertise in what their organizations actually do. Her findings carry broad implications for the management of higher education, and she demonstrates that the same fundamental principle holds true for other important business sectors as well. Experts, not managers, make the best leaders. Read Socrates in the Boardroom and learn why.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Preface

CHAPTER ONE. The Argument

CHAPTER TWO. Leaders of the World's Top Universities

CHAPTER THREE. Deans of the Top Business Schools

CHAPTER FOUR. Is There Longitudinal Evidence That Scholars Improve the Performance of Their Universities?

CHAPTER FIVE Why Choose Leaders Who Are Scholars?

CHAPTER SIX. How Do Leaders Get Selected?

CHAPTER SEVEN. Expert Leaders among Professionals, in Sport and the Arts

CHAPTER EIGHT. In Conclusion

APPENDIX ONE. Data Collection

APPENDIX TWO. Bibliometric Data

APPENDIX THREE. The Sample of Universities and Business Schools

APPENDIX FOUR. The Decline of Nobel Prizes in Europe

APPENDIX FIVE. Analysis of All Departments (Those Rated Top-5 in the RAE)

APPENDIX SIX. Notes from a Department Head

References

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612935824

9786612458170

9781282935822

1282935828

9781282458178

1282458175

9780691138008

0691138001

OCLC:

609855974