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Socrates in the Boardroom - Why Research Universities Should Be Led by Top Scholars (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,078
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Socrates in the Boardroom - Why Research Universities Should Be Led by Top Scholars (Hardcover)

Amanda H. Goodall

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"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.

General

Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2009
First published: 2009
Authors: Amanda H. Goodall
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13800-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General
Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics
LSN: 0-691-13800-1
Barcode: 9780691138008

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