Crisis leadership in higher education : theory and practice / Ralph A. Gigliotti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gigliotti, Ralph A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States--Administration.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Crisis management--United States.

Crisis management.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Communication in higher education--United States.

Communication in higher education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2020]

Summary:

There was a time when crises on college and university campuses were relatively rare. Much has changed, and it has changed quite rapidly. Rather than being isolated incidents requiring the sole attention of presidents, chancellors, or communication professionals, the proliferation of crises across campuses means that crisis leadership has now become fundamental to the work of university personnel across levels, disciplines, and institutions. Drawing upon the findings of forty interviews with senior leaders from ten major research universities across the United States and a content analysis of over one thousand articles from a variety of news outlets, Crisis Leadership in Higher Education presents a theory-informed framework for academic and administrative leaders who must navigate the institutional and environmental crises that are most germane to institutions of higher education. The perspectives offered in this book remind us that it is in the chaos and uncertainty of crisis that leadership becomes most visible and most critical.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. The Landscape of Crisis in Higher Education: Introduction and Context

2. The Social Construction of Crisis in Higher Education: The Perception of Crisis, the Reality of Crisis

3. The Process of Defining and Labeling Phenomena as Crises

4. The Characterization and Categorization of Crises in Higher Education

5. Centrality of Communication in the Theory and Practice of Crisis Leadership

6. Crisis Adaptation of Leadership Competencies Scorecard for Leaders in Higher Education

7. Implications for Effective Crisis Leadership in Higher Education

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781978801844

197880184X

9781978801868

1978801866

OCLC:

1119627610