The Power of Collegiality: A Qualitative Analysis of University Presidents‘ Leadership in Germany

Nadja Bieletzki

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-20489-1

The Power of Collegiality: A Qualitative Analysis of University Presidents‘ Leadership in Germany

Nadja Bieletzki

Leibniz Research Centre Science and Society (LCSS)

Research output: Book/Report › Monograph › Research › peer review

Abstract

Nadja Bieletzki explores how university presidents lead universities. She provides insights into the upper echelons of higher education management and focuses especially on university presidents in Germany. Special attention is given to the career background of university presidents and the way they conduct reform projects. Based on the results from semi-structured expert interviews and their qualitative analysis, the author shows that university presidents do not use all their formal power although their position has been strengthened by law. This can be explained by the collegial characteristics of universities, which drive and restrict presidential actions

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Wiesbaden
Publisher	Springer Vieweg
Number of pages	209
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783658204891
ISBN (Print)	9783658204884
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-20489-1
Publication status	Published - 17 Jan 2018

Publication series

Name	Organization & Public Management
ISSN (Print)	2626-1545
ISSN (Electronic)	2626-1553

Keywords

Hochschulreform
Deutschland
Social Sciences
Hochschulmanagement
Social sciences
Political sociology
Führungskräfte
Economic sociology
Mikropolitik

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10.1007/978-3-658-20489-1

1 Doctoral thesis

The Power of Collegiality: A Qualitative Analysis of University Presidents‘ Leadership in Germany
Bieletzki, N., 2018, Hannover: Leibniz Universität Hannover. 209 p.
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral thesis

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