Publication Type

Book

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2023

Abstract

Business schools are critical players in higher education, educating current and future leaders to make a difference in the world. Yet we know surprisingly little about the leaders of business schools. Leading a Business School demystifies this complex and dynamic role, offering international insights into deans’ dilemmas in different contexts and situations. It highlights the importance of deans creating challenging and supportive learning cultures to enhance business and management education, organizations and society more broadly. The book traces the historical evolution of the business school deanship, the current challenges and future sources of disruption. The leadership characteristics and styles of business school deans are presented based on an examination of different dimensions of their roles. These include issues of strategic positioning, such as financial viability, prestige, size, mission, age, location and programme portfolios, as well as the influences of rankings, sector accreditations, governance structures, networks and national policies on strategy implementation. Drawing on international case studies and deans’ development programmes globally, the authors explore constraints on deans’ autonomy, university and external relations, and how business school deans add value over the period of their tenures.

Keywords

Business schools, higher education, deans, university administration

Discipline

Business | Educational Leadership | Higher Education | Leadership Studies

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

First Page

1

Last Page

234

ISBN

9781003178125

Identifier

10.4324/9781003178125

Publisher

Routledge

City or Country

Abingdon

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003178125

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