Perceptions of the Power of Department Chairmen by Professors

This paper reports on an investigation designed to measure the power imputed to department chairmen by professors in five state-supported four-year colleges, and to determine whether variations in such power were associated with variations in the satisfaction and productivity of departmental faculty...

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Published in:Administrative science quarterly 1967-03, Vol.11 (4), p.548-574
Main Authors: Hill, Winston W., French, Wendell L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College administration
College faculty
College instruction
Colleges
Perception/Perceptions/Perceptual/ Perceptivity/ Perceive/ Perceived
Power
Productivity
Professor/Professors/Professorial
Questionnaires
Research facilities
State colleges
Universities
University administration
University/Universities
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Summary:This paper reports on an investigation designed to measure the power imputed to department chairmen by professors in five state-supported four-year colleges, and to determine whether variations in such power were associated with variations in the satisfaction and productivity of departmental faculty. It was found that the greater the power of the chairmen in these particular institutions, the greater the professors' level of satisfaction, and the more likely they were to be productive in terms of their perceptions of the goals of their particular organizations. However, the relationship between the perceived power of chairmen and the professional output of professors, although slight, was negative. Other factors were found to be positively associated with professional output.
ISSN:0001-8392
DOI:10.2307/2391076