Date of Award
2-2010
Document type
dissertation
Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Degree Program
Education (also CAGS)
First Advisor
Joseph B. Berger
Second Advisor
John R. Mullin
Third Advisor
Shederick McClendon
Subject Categories
Education
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of disciplinary background on the leadership styles of academic deans. The researcher conducted a nation-wide survey of academic deans from a wide range of disciplines. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether the disciplinary backgrounds of university deans are reflected in their self-reported actions, decision-making, and role perceptions. Subjects’ disciplines were categorized according to high-consensus and low-consensus fields as well as the pure/applied dichotomy. Four dimensions of organizational leadership (bureaucratic, collegial, political and symbolic) were utilized to define the subjects’ potential cognitive frames. The subjects’ use of cognitive frames were classified into predominantly single-, paired-, or multi-framed approaches. Descriptive statistics, mean comparisons, and logistic regression were utilized to analyze the behaviors and motivations of subjects in the study.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/1266236
Recommended Citation
Way, Lauren J., "The Impact of Disciplinarity on the Organizational Leadership Styles of Academic Deans" (2010). Open Access Dissertations. 193.
https://doi.org/10.7275/1266236
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/193