The Managerial Decision Styles of Academic Library Directors

Mech, Terrence

doi:10.5860/crl_54_05_375

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“…14 Decision-making by academic library directors was last studied in depth in the 1990s through surveys to determine decision styles of academic library directors. 15 These studies showed library directors were far more idea oriented than action oriented. Research into decision-making in resource allocation finds specific strategies that library directors adopt to deal with limited resources in response to internal and external pressures.…”

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The Future of Academic Libraries: Conversations with Today’s Leaders about Tomorrow

Meier¹

2016

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To determine how academic library leaders make decisions about their organization’s future and how they effect changes, the author interviewed 44 university librarians and deans from institutions belonging to the Association of American Universities (AAU). The author analyzed the interviews using content analysis to identify the most frequent themes among the responses. Results indicate that collaborative decision-making is key to academic library leadership and that strategic planning processes guide organizational change. Digital projects and support of teaching and research top the list of strategic priorities. The author identified key professional development programs and techniques that support the training of future deans and university librarians.

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The Future of Academic Libraries: Conversations with Today’s Leaders about Tomorrow

Meier¹

2016

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“…These directors are future-oriented thinkers who have a system perspective. (Mech, 1993;379-83) Age is a factor in decision style used: those who have fewer years of experience tend to use the behavioral sty le more than those who have more administrative experience. More directors at private institutions use the behavioral style than those at public insti tutions Lawson and Dorrell surveyed librarians at the Mis souri state academic libraries.…”

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Leadership of Academic Libraries: A Literature Review

Weiner

2017

Educ. Lib.

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This review synthesizes what is known about the characteristics and leadership style of university librari ans and academic library directors. It is the leadership of the library that determines whether a philosophy and vision are articulated and to what extent they are implemented . Leadership influences a library's ef fectiveness, institutional role, and adaptability. Publications on recruitment, leadership potential identifica tion, career development, roles and responsibilities, and characteristics and management style were in cluded.

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“…In her research, based mainly on survey methods, Weiner brings out the list of characteristics of an effective academic library director. Mech (1993) describes a study that examined decision styles of academic library directors using Decision Style Inventory developed by Alan Rowe. The study shows that library directors are mainly idea oriented and not action oriented in their decision style.…”

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Academic Library Directors’ Strategic Decision-Making Process

Lembinen

2018

Liber Quarterly

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The Managerial Decision Styles of Academic Library Directors

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

The Future of Academic Libraries: Conversations with Today’s Leaders about Tomorrow

The Future of Academic Libraries: Conversations with Today’s Leaders about Tomorrow

Leadership of Academic Libraries: A Literature Review

Academic Library Directors’ Strategic Decision-Making Process

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