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The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Budgets and Financial Managementby Margaret J. Barr
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 29.00Newly appointed academic managers are often unsure how to effectively manage their department's fiscal affairs. The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Budgets and Financial Management is specifically designed for administrators who need guidance for managing the fiscal resources of a department or unit. Using this book, administrators can learn to better understand the broad fiscal context of their institutions and thereby master their own role and function within the institution. more...
Learning to Lead in Higher Educationby Paul Ramsden
RoutledgeFalmer 1998; US$ 58.95This book shows academic leaders how to increase resource productivity and enhance teaching quality. It also demonstrates how leaders can help their staff through momentous change without compromising professional standards. more...
From Strategy to Changeby Daniel James Rowley; Herbert Sherman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 45.00In From Strategy to Change-the last in a series-Daniel James Rowley comes full circle in defining his unique vision of the strategic planning process. Written with Herbert Sherman, From Strategy to Change shows how to take the next step after a strategic plan has been formulated. The authors clearly show how to implement a strategic plan that will meet the myriad challenges of today's complex higher education environment and spell success for the academy."It is amazing that while sports teams of colleges and universities meticulously plan their contests against their opponents, their institutions' administrators don't spend nearly enough time or effort in creating andimplementing a strategy. Institutions of higher education seem to be missing... more...
The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Meetingsby Janis Fisher Chan
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 30.00Newly appointed academic managers are expected to conduct and lead a wide variety of meetings. Often, however, these managers lack the skills needed to lead meetings that get meaningful results. The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Meetings is specifically designed to help managers understand how to conduct successful meetings that accomplish specific objectives as efficiently as possible. This helpful resource includes practical guidelines and information that can be put into place immediately to help ensure that meetings run effectively. more...
The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Exemplary Leadershipby James M. Kouzes; Barry Z. Posner
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 30.00Written by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner—two of the foremost experts on the topic of leadership—the Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Exemplary Leadership clearly shows how anyone can develop the key leadership skills needed "to get extraordinary things done" on their campuses. This important resource outlines the principles and practices that are solidly based in more than two decades of quantitative and qualitative research. The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Exemplary Leadership Describes the proven Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Explains the fundamental principles that support the key leadership practices Provides actual case examples of real people on college and university campuses... more...
Using Cases in Higher Educationby James P. Honan; Cheryl Sternman Rule
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 29.00Using Cases in Higher Education: A Guide for Faculty and Administrators is an essential resource created for faculty and administrators who utilize case studies to analyze, assess, and respond to the complex and difficult issues facing higher education leaders. While this volume will prove useful with any case study, it is specifically designed to complement the series of casebooks and teaching notes, starting with Casebook I: Faculty Employment Policies and Teaching Notes to Casebook I: Faculty Employment Policies. more...
Higher Education Manager's Handbookby Peter McCaffery
RoutledgeFalmer 2004; US$ 59.95This book offers practical advice and guidance on all aspects of the manager's role. Drawing on professional best practice and the examples of international university innovators, it tackles all the key areas central to the job of managing in more...
Contesting the Terrain of the Ivory Towerby Rochelle Garner
RoutledgeFalmer 2004; US$ 146.00This study examines the leadership of three African-American women administrators in higher education, and how they have used their spirituality as a lens to lead in the academy. more...
Managing Educational Development Projectsby Carole Baume; Paul Martin; Mantz Yorke
RoutledgeFalmer 2002; US$ 61.95Educational development is a major issue for higher education institutions (HEIs). It constitutes a major part of the research work of many academics. This practical volume, written by experienced practitioners in the field, is a guide to successfully managing an educational development project. more...
From "loose Coupling" To "tight Management"? Making Sense Of The Changing Landscape In Management And Organization Theoryby Heinz-Dieter Meyer
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2002; US$ 199.00Two decades ago, Allison (1984) wrote an article asking whether public administration and business administration were ??fundamentally alike in all unimportant respects?? (the answer was a qualified yes and no). This special issue of the Journal of Education Administration began with a similarly broad question concerning changes in organizational thought in the field of education organizations in general and the relationship between organizational thinking in the world of private enterprise and the world of education in particular. more...









