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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"University presidents"”.
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Rising to the top : a qualitative case study of first-time university presidents in Texas.
The university president's role can be complicated and ambiguous. The pathway to the presidency remains a mystery as traditional and non-traditional presidents approach the position with various experiences, and 75% of those hired arrive as first-time presidents (Gagliardi et al., 2017). New and …
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An Examination of the Leadership Practices of University Presidents of Land-Grant Universities in the United States
… focused on the leadership practices of university presidents of land-grant universities (LGUs) in the United States. The study examined the leadership practices of presidents of land-grant universities as described by Kouzes and Posner (2002). Moreover, this study aimed to find whether a …
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Hybrid leadership: a study of the leadership (roles and characteristics) of nine Chinese university presidents with U.S. experiences
… characteristics, and experiences) of Chinese university presidents with U.S. experiences. Thirty-five participants in total were interviewed, nineteen of whom were university presidents. This report focuses on the findings from the interviews of nine university presidents with US experiences …
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Career Path Influences and Identification of College and University Presidents: A Study of the Presidents of the Member Institutions of the Virginia Foundations for Independent Colleges
… an initial career goal of becoming a college or university president end up in such a position.The study was to gather information on the internal and external influences on that career path, and how each participant fits within presidential career patterns presented by Wessel (1991).A …
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Oklahoma Public Comprehensive Universities: The President's Role in Financial Management and Fundraising
<p>Oklahoma public comprehensive university presidents face many challenges. Among the top challenges is the quest for adequate funding of their institutions, including adequate levels of support from state resources. For Oklahoma’s public comprehensive universities and their leaders, the low …
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Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection of Executive Compensation
… the determinants on the compensation of university presidents. I find that that more weight is placed on signals of ability in R&D intensive firms and less weight is placed on performance measures. I find that R&D intensive firms pay more to executives with technical work experience …
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Women's Career Development: The Lived Experience of Canadian University Women Presidents
… president to lead a co-educational Canadian university, progress for women climbing the educational leadership ladder to the office of the university president in Canada has been slow. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe the lived experience of Canadian university …
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A Description and Comparison of the Perceptions of NCAA Division II and Division III College Presidents regarding the Impacts of Intercollegiate Athletics at their Institutions
… Division II and NCAA Division III college and university presidents regarding the impacts of intercollegiate athletics at their institutions. The data were collected with an anonymous online survey instrument developed by the researcher and sent via email using SurveyMonkey. The survey included …
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A Rhetorical Analysis of Theodore Hesburgh's Fund-Raising Speeches for the University of Notre Dame
… Literature reveals that college or university presidents play a key role in raising funds for their institutions. These roles are well documented, and yet many presidents face challenges in raising adequate funds for their institutions. Success stories of some university presidents …
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Academic presidential leadership: A study of the presidential leadership of Edmund J. James for the University of Illinois, 1904-1919
The survival for a college or university often hinges on the president's leadership. Leadership connotes decisive action, yet uncertainty marks many presidential actions. The dissertation uses a historical method to investigate the legacy of functions which underlay academic presidential …
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The Eastern Seaboard community-junior college president
… major purpose of the study was to describe the presidents of the Eastern Seaboard public and private community-junior colleges in terms of their social, geographical and occupational origins, educational preparation, career patterns, non-professional lives, and their feelings about the …
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Presidents at Public Colleges, Universities and Technical Colleges in the State of Georgia: A Leadership Tribute Analysis
… leadership attributes of college or university presidents in the University System of Georgia and technical college presidents in the Technical College System of Georgia. Additionally, this study identifies commonalities in leadership attributes between both groups. Data for this …
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A study of the attitudes of selected campus leaders toward the role of student trustees at New Jersey state colleges and universities
… was to examine the attitudes of college and university presidents, board chairpersons, student trustees and student government presidents at eight member institutions of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU) concerning the role of student trustees. The major …
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Survey of Texas Public Universities and University Systems Involvement in State Public Policy Making
… influential relationships between Texas public university presidents, university system chancellors, and state legislators. The study's purpose was to examine Texas public universities engagement in lobbying type behaviors and whether public policy is affected through interaction and …
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Training The Next Generation Of Public College Presidents: Advancing A Framework To Prepare Aspiring College Presidents
… identified was the pending turnover of college presidents, the shrinking pool of traditional candidates and the need to better prepare a new cohort of individuals earlier in their career for the increasingly complex and challenging role of college president. This qualitative dissertation in …
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What’s in a Name? A Historical Analysis of Seneca College’s Journey Towards Increased Institutional Differentiation within the Ontario Postsecondary System 2001-2012
… perceived influence over government by Ontario’s university presidents. Seneca (along with some other institutions) was seeking a recognizable branding for its differentiated status that would distinguish it from both the other CAATs and the universities. A perceived hierarchy of institutions both …
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Neither Here nor There: Transformational Leadership and Cultural Intelligence in Presidents of U.S. Accredited Universities Located in Foreign Countries
<p>The role of a university president combines the symbolism of an institutional ambassador with the leadership responsibilities of a private-sector executive. When considering the cultural context of the university and the culture of the surrounding community, the demands of the presidential …
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The Importance of Leadership: An Investigation of Presidential Style at Fifty National Universities
… However, the optimal style of leadership in university settings remains unclear. Transformational leadership style has been proposed as efficient for universities, however some experts have argued that transformational leadership is actually counterproductive at academic institutions. …
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Entrepreneurial leadership in higher education: Does the presidential career pathway make a difference?
… America, the role and responsibilities for the University president in many institutions have undergone significant change for the 21st century. As noted by Duderstadt (2006) “[t]he American presidency has more of the character of a chief executive officer” (p. 249). Amey (2006) stated …
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