Socrates in the Boardroom
Socrates in the Boardroom: Why Research Universities Should Be Led by Top Scholars Amanda H. Goodall,
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691138001
DDC: 370
Edition: Hardcover; 2009-10-18
Summary:
Socrates in the Boardroom argues that world-class scholars, not
administrators, make the best leaders of research universities.
Amanda Goodall cuts through the rhetoric and misinformation swirling
around this contentious issue--such as the assertion that academics
simply don't have the managerial expertise needed to head the world's
leading schools--using hard evidence and careful, dispassionate
analysis. She shows precisely why experts need leaders who are
experts like themselves. Goodall draws from the latest data on the
world's premier research universities along with in-depth interviews
with top university leaders both past and present, including
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann; Derek Bok and
Lawrence Summers, former presidents of Harvard University; John Hood,
vice chancellor of the University of Oxford; Cornell University
President David Skorton; and many others. Goodall explains why the
most effective leaders are those who have deep expertise in what
their organizations actually do. Her findings carry broad
implications for the management of higher education, and she
demonstrates that the same fundamental principle holds true for other
important business sectors as well. Experts, not managers, make the
best leaders. Read Socrates in the Boardroom and learn why.
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