How Colleges Work: The Cybernetics of Academic Organization and Leadership
Birnbaum, Robert
ISBN 10: 155542354X ISBN 13: 9781555423544
Published by Jossey-Bass, 1991
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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
About the Author:
ROBERT BIRNBAUM is professor of higher education at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he teaches and writes about higher academic leadership and organization. He was previously vice chancellor of the City University of New York, vice chancellor of the New Jersey Department of Higher Education, and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He is also author, coauthor, and editor of numerous articles and books, including How Academic Leadership Works and How Colleges Work.
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Title: How Colleges Work: The Cybernetics of ...
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
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