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"One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of universityacademic organization and leadership in print. This book issignificant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and basedon careful reading of the extensive literature on leadership andgovernance, but it is also deliberately intended to enable theauthor to bridge the gap between theories of organization, on onehand, and practical application, on the other."
--Journal of Higher Education

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"One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of university academic organization and leadership in print. This book is significant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and based on careful reading of the extensive literature on leadership and governance, but it is also deliberately intAnded to enable the author to bridge the gap between theories of organization, on one hand, and practical application, on the other."

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Understanding Colleges and Universities as Organizations.

Models of Organizational Functioning.

Integrating the Models.

How Colleges Work: The Cybernetics of Academic

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 15/07/1991
      ISBN13: 9781555423544, 978-1555423544
      ISBN10: 155542354X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of universityacademic organization and leadership in print. This book issignificant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and basedon careful reading of the extensive literature on leadership andgovernance, but it is also deliberately intended to enable theauthor to bridge the gap between theories of organization, on onehand, and practical application, on the other."
      --Journal of Higher Education

      Trade Review
      "One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of university academic organization and leadership in print. This book is significant because it is not only thoughtfully developed and based on careful reading of the extensive literature on leadership and governance, but it is also deliberately intAnded to enable the author to bridge the gap between theories of organization, on one hand, and practical application, on the other."

      Table of Contents
      Understanding Colleges and Universities as Organizations.

      Models of Organizational Functioning.

      Integrating the Models.

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