The Impact of Role Conflict and Ambiguity on Academic Deans

Deans serve as extensions of the presidency (through the provost) as well as extensions of the faculty. This situation puts them in situations confounded by ambiguity and conflict. This article focuses on the impact of role conflict and role ambiguity on deans and suggests policy implications that s...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 1999-01, Vol.70 (1), p.80-106
Main Authors: Wolverton, Mimi, Wolverton, Marvin L., Gmelch, Walter H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Role
Ambiguity
Business administration
College Administration
College administrators
College Faculty
College Presidents
Colleges
Colleges & universities
Conflict Resolution
Deans
Deans (Education)
Deans (in schools)
Employment Patterns
Experiential Learning
Gender roles
Higher Education
Job satisfaction
Officials and employees
Practice
Productivity
Public administration education
Role Conflict
Role Perception
Roles
School administration
Teachers
Universities
Universities and colleges
University administration
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Deans serve as extensions of the presidency (through the provost) as well as extensions of the faculty. This situation puts them in situations confounded by ambiguity and conflict. This article focuses on the impact of role conflict and role ambiguity on deans and suggests policy implications that such findings hold for universities and the deanship.
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
DOI:10.1080/00221546.1999.11780755