The Importance of political and strategic skills for UK library leaders

Goulding, Anne; Walton, Graham; Stephens, Derek

doi:10.1080/00049670.2012.10722680

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“…The study reported negatively not significant effect of organizational culture on return on investment, new product introduction, and market share of listed firms in Kenya. The findings are also consistent with those of Goulding et al (2012) who established in UK that formal organizational leadership no longer determine organizational success.…”

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Effects of Management Competence, Firm-Level Institutions and HRM Bundles on the Performance of Private Universities in Ghana

Dery¹

2019

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Background of the Study Over the past two decades, significant strides have been taken towards higher educational accessibility around the globe. Educational reforms in these two decades and the growth in demand for quality employable graduates in all sectors of the global economy led to the introduction of private universities (Sawyer, 2004). The recent proliferation of Private Universities (PUs) is as a result of the fact that demands for placement in public universities outstrips supply (Flavian & Lorenzo, 2006). Accordingly, massification (massive increase in enrolment in higher education) and the inability of public universities to cope with the ever increasing demand for higher education led to the advent and rapid proliferations of private universities (Mohamedbhai, 2013). Over the pass decades the provision of quality tertiary education has been viewed by the African society as the preserve of government. However, with the advent of private universities on the continent, there has been some change in perspective. The market for tertiary educational institutions, most especially Private Universities (PUs), is highly competitive. The high level of competition in the provision of higher education was occasioned by the coming into being of PUs. In Ghana, the beefed up competition has been as a result of the fact that most Colleges of Training now run diploma/degree courses. The competitive nature of the higher education sector in the country was further stimulated in the last quarter of 2015 by the conversion of some of the Regional Polytechnics into full-fledged Technical Universities by the government. This rising level of competition in the provision of higher education is, however, not skewed in the best interest of most PUs which already are battling with funding issues, and also struggling to enrol and retain students. For PUs to survive in this challenging environment, they have to meet and probably exceed stakeholders' expectations by maintaining high

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Section: Hypothesis Two Results and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Effects of Management Competence, Firm-Level Institutions and HRM Bundles on the Performance of Private Universities in Ghana

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2019

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“…Managers are closest to the politicians, and research has shed light on the complexity of this relation (Evjen, ; Michnik, ). It is not surprising that research has shown that library managers emphasize “the importance of effective engagement with key decisions makers” (Goulding, Walton, & Stephens, , p.114).…”

Section: To Librarize Is Politicalmentioning

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Equipped for resistance: An agonistic conceptualization of the public library as a verb

Eckerdal

2018

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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A theoretical framework for understanding public library development is presented; plural agonistics is used in combination with an approach inspired by posthumanism. The framework is related to examples from a study of two Swedish public libraries. Antagonism is viewed as foundational, and democracy as an ongoing process, the task being to transform antagonism to agonism, with institutions like libraries postulated as important spaces for adversaries to meet in dialogue. Libraries are viewed here as constantly becoming institutions, and the librarian's identity as an ongoing enactment of the library. To underscore the crucial role the library fills in society, it is conceptualized as a verb and a new word is proposed: to librarize. Discussions about the content of libraries are critical for librarians to find ways to perform the library. The ongoing debate is part of the professional performance of librarians. Librarians should, while acknowledging that there may be no single right way, debate over what is the most beneficial way to facilitate libraries’ vital role in democracy. Conceptualizing of the library as a verb and its implications for librarianship as a possible active agent for radical change within society are offered as articulations of resistance.

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“…The development of political leadership theory may be a way to achieve this integration. Although several researchers have claimed the importance of political leadership (Ammeter et al 2002;Davis and Gardner 2004;Goulding et al 2012;Gunn and Chen 2006;Harvey and Novicevic 2004;House and Aditya 1997), conceptualization and theory building relating to political leadership has not yet been sufficiently addressed. The mediator and dimensional analyses of political skill suggested above might contribute to theory building in this area.…”

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A Review of Political Skill: Current Research Trend and Directions for Future Research

Kimura

2014

Int J Management Reviews

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This paper reviews theoretical and empirical research on the use of political skill in organizations and proposes some agendas for future research. Although political skill is a relatively new construct in organizational politics research, a large number of theoretical and empirical studies have been conducted. Five major themes were identified in previous research. These are: (a) definition and measurement of political skill; (b) political skill and stress management; (c) political skill and career success; (d) political skill and individual performance; and (e) political skill and leadership effectiveness. This review critically examines previous empirical studies in light of this theoretical background and points out that, although previous empirical studies support the theoretically assumed effects of political skills, they fail to confirm how and why these skills bring about these effects. Based on this examination, the author suggests the examination of mediators and dimensional differences derived from theory that can lead to more effective exploration of the impact of political skill. In addition, several issues for future research are proposed, which may provide useful insights for both literature and practice.

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The Importance of political and strategic skills for UK library leaders

Cited by 15 publications

References 32 publications

Effects of Management Competence, Firm-Level Institutions and HRM Bundles on the Performance of Private Universities in Ghana

Effects of Management Competence, Firm-Level Institutions and HRM Bundles on the Performance of Private Universities in Ghana

Equipped for resistance: An agonistic conceptualization of the public library as a verb

A Review of Political Skill: Current Research Trend and Directions for Future Research

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