Leadership behavior associated with the administrative reputation of college departments

This investigation utilizes "reputation" as a criterion for evaluating the quality of administration in college departments. Major findings and conclusions were: (1) Administrative reputation of the college department was reliably reported by faculty members. (2) Older and more mature facu...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1955-11, Vol.46 (7), p.385-401
Main Author: Hemphill, John K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Teachers
Human
Leadership
Reputation
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Summary:This investigation utilizes "reputation" as a criterion for evaluating the quality of administration in college departments. Major findings and conclusions were: (1) Administrative reputation of the college department was reliably reported by faculty members. (2) Older and more mature faculty members provided a larger proportion of the reputation than the younger and newer members. (3) Reputation for good administration is related to the leadership behavior of department chairmen, as described by department members. (4) Larger departments tend to have better administrative reputations than smaller departments. The author concludes that "reputation may provide a criterion of excellence of administration."
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/h0041808