The Implicit Leadership Theories of College and University Presidents
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Project MUSE in The Review of Higher Education
- Vol. 12 (2) , 125-136
- https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.1989.0025
Abstract
The definitions that college and university presidents offer when they are asked to interpret the meaning of leadership are consistent with leadership theories emphasizing social power, directive influence, and role behavior. Greater attention to the implications of alternative theories, such as those focusing on social exchange, might help presidents make more complex definitions and therefore be more effective in their functioning.Keywords
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