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Higher Education Management and Policy
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 33.00This special issue of Higher Education Management and Policy features seven articles on entrepreneurship in universities. more...
Higher Education Management and Policy
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008; US$ 33.00Introduction to the Special Issue: Higher Education and Regional Development. Note by the Editor. The Engagement of Higher Educational Institutions in Regional Development: An Overview of the Opportunities and Challenges. John Goddard and Jaana Puukka. Universities, Innovation and Regional Development: A View from the United States. Mark Drabenstott.... more...
International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 44.95Essential reading for policy makers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, and scholars in the field of higher education, International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education analyzes how the governance of higher education systems has evolved in recent years. This volume is an authoritative overview with contributions from authors... more...
Entrepreneurialism in Universities and the Knowledge Economy
McGraw-Hill Education 2008; US$ 59.00How entrepreneurial are European universities? Perhaps more than is generally realised. What are the factors that encourage entrepreneurialism to flourish in research, technology transfer, teaching, regional engagement and internationalization? How do different kinds of HEIs - comprehensive, specialist, regional or private - address these issues? What... more...
University Governance
Springer 2009; US$ 119.99Focuses on 'network-based' governance systems, where coordinating power and control are collectively shared between the major 'social actors or partners' at various levels of the decision-making system. This book tries to use Higher education system to discuss issues on state intervention. more...
A Practical Guide for University and College Management
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 48.95Written for Higher Education managers and administrators, A Practical Guide to University and College Management is a highly accessible text that offers practical guidance on how to manage the day-to-day life of universities. The authors take a proactive approach and offer a range of good practice examples and solutions, designed to resolve the... more...
Governing Universities Globally
Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 40.00Examines how universities, as increasingly autonomous organizations, are subject to forms of global governance that rely on private and peer-processes rather than legal command and compliance. This book explores the growing influence of global regulatory governance - governmental and private - on universities and national higher education systems. more...
Other Duties as Assigned
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009; US$ 33.99This book serves as a reference to existing presidential assistants as well as a guide to presidents contemplating the creation of such a position. more...
Leaders in the Crossroads
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009; US$ 48.99This book considers two intriguing issues. One is an exploration of the characteristics that determine success and failure in the academy's top post. The second is more complex but equally crucial: What is the impact of presidents on the ideals of the university? How do presidential leadership, rhetoric, and action connect to the fundamental beliefs... more...
Leading America's Branch Campuses
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009; US$ 45.99Leading America's Branch Campuses provides focused, pragmatic advice, by experienced branch campus professionals, across a very broad range of leadership, including system relations, fund raising, faculty issues, communication (internal and external), strategic planning, and campus organization. Chapter contributors include campus presidents/chancellors,... more...









