"One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of university academic organization and leadership in
print. This book is significant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and based on careful reading of the
extensive literature on leadership and governance, but it is also deliberately intended to enable the author to
bridge the gap between theories of organization, on one hand, and practical application, on the other."
-- Journal of Higher Education
Submitted by Publisher, March, 2001
Summary
'One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of university academic organization and leadership in print.
This book is significant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and based on careful reading of the extensive
literature on leadership and governance, but it is also deliberately intended to enable the author to bridge the
gap between theories of organization, on one hand, and practical application, on the other.'
-- Journal of Higher Education
Table of Contents
Part One: Understanding Colleges and Universities as Organizations
Part Two: Models of Organizational Functioning
Part Three: Integrating the Models