Leading urban institutions of higher education in the new millennium

Abstract

This study gained insight into the impinging realities that college and university presidents will face in the new millennium, into the roles and strategies available for tackling these realities, and into the personal attributes that contribute to organizational effectiveness. Case study methods were employed, as the participants were all similarly bound by time and space. Qualitative analytic procedures were utilized to interpret data elicited in response to interview protocol, a process involving: organizing data; generating categories, themes, and patterns; testing emergent hypotheses against the data; and searching for alternative explanations of the data. Results substantiate findings that leaders transform their respective institutions into ethical and moral organizations by demonstrating their own moral and ethical fortitude.

Qualitative research on leadership: A critical but appreciative review

“…However, in the qualitative research covered for this article, such features assumed greater prominence than they are usually accorded in quantitative research. When asked questions about leadership in an open-ended way, as studies like and Rantz (2002) show, the notions that the good or effective leader is one who is a good communicator and is someone who can be trusted frequently have greater prominence than in quantitative research on leadership. In Spaulding's (1997) investigation of school principals, poor communication had an adverse effect on teachers' morale and motivation.…”

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“…In the frameworks of global leadership discussed above, the processes and practices of globalization are inextricably tied to issues of ethics and morality. As a result of recognizing these new ethical dilemmas, leaders are spending more time considering ethical frameworks as part of leadership (Rantz, 2002).…”

The challenges and opportunities for professional societies in higher education in Australasia: A PEST analysis

“…As a sector, higher education must address the fact that a large number of professionals are on the verge of mass retirement (Gonzalez, Stewart & Robinson, 2003;Rantz, 2002;Scott, Coates & Anderson, 2008). Consequently a large proportion of members of professional societies in higher education reflect this demographic trend.…”