Understanding the Role and Organizational Value of Employing an Interim University of President During Presidential Transitions

A common method for colleges and universities experiencing a transition between permanent presidents is to employ an interim president. A dominant perspective in related literature discussing the role, organizational value, and practices regarding the employment of an interim president has been based upon specific experiences of an institution or individual who had endured or fulfilled an interim presidency; absent, have been the insights of experienced interim presidents-individuals who have been a permanent president at least once and interim president multiple times at different institutions. Therefore, this research answers the following two questions: (a) what are the perspectives and insights of individuals who have been a permanent president at least once and interim president multiple times at different institutions pertaining to the role, organizational value, and practices regarding the employment of an interim university president, and (b) how do their perspectives and insights complement or differ from common beliefs and practices dominating related literature pertaining to the role, organizational value, and practices regarding the employment of an interim university president?

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Grantor dc:publisher

Brigham Young University - Provo

Author dc:creator

• Martin, Cameron Keith

• interim university president
• interim presidents
• interim president multiple times
• role of an interim president
• organizational value of an interim president
• practices employing an interim president
• Educational Leadership

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/939

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-1938