Socrates in the Boardroom : : Why Research Universities Should Be Led by Top Scholars /

Socrates in the Boardroom : : Why Research Universities Should Be Led by Top Scholars / / Amanda H. Goodall.

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 manageri...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2000-2015
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Goodall, Amanda H.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2010
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 26 line illus. 24 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Argument
  • CHAPTER TWO. Leaders of the World's Top Universities
  • CHAPTER THREE. Deans of the Top Business Schools
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Is There Longitudinal Evidence That Scholars Improve the Performance of Their Universities?
  • CHAPTER FIVE Why Choose Leaders Who Are Scholars?
  • CHAPTER SIX. How Do Leaders Get Selected?
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Expert Leaders among Professionals, in Sport and the Arts
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. In Conclusion
  • APPENDIX ONE. Data Collection
  • APPENDIX TWO. Bibliometric Data
  • APPENDIX THREE. The Sample of Universities and Business Schools
  • APPENDIX FOUR. The Decline of Nobel Prizes in Europe
  • APPENDIX FIVE. Analysis of All Departments (Those Rated Top-5 in the RAE)
  • APPENDIX SIX. Notes from a Department Head
  • References
  • Index

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