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Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
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Description for Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It
Hardback. Grady Bogue, organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from "deraileduniversity presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Presidencies Derailed is the first book to explore in depth why university presidencies fail and how university and college leadership can forestall, if not prevent, future leadership failures. Former university president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, along with professor Gerald B. Kauvar and former chancellor E. Grady Bogue, organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from "derailed" university presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors.
Presidencies Derailed is the first book to explore in depth why university presidencies fail and how university and college leadership can forestall, if not prevent, future leadership failures. Former university president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, along with professor Gerald B. Kauvar and former chancellor E. Grady Bogue, organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from "derailed" university presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors.
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421410241
SKU
V9781421410241
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About Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was a long-serving president of George Washington University and the former president of the University of Hartford. He is the author of Big Man on Campus: A University President Speaks Out on Higher Education, Reflections on Higher Education, and Speaking His Mind: Five Years of Commentary on Higher Education. Gerald B. Kauvar is a research ... Read more
Reviews for Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It
This book should be read by presidential search committees and purchased by vice presidents worried about their president's success. New England Journal of Higher Education Individuals concerned for the welfare of their institution should have an awareness of change in leadership and its consequences for the university. Presidencies Derailed is a good resource for those serving on search committees, aspiring ... Read more