Located between senior management and academic staff, the role of the Associate Dean in
universities appears to be growing in number, complexity and importance in recent years. A …

Purpose Business schools play a significant role in providing individuals with the ability to
adapt to constantly changing environments. Such agile organizations require deans who, as …

This study explored challenges and stressors facing academic deans within higher
education. The study analyzed, via step-wise multiple regression, the degree to which …

Perceived organizational membership (POM) is a relatively new framework to analyze the
attachment of employees to their organizations. To date, there are no studies that have …

Abstract Walking the Talk: Toward a Values-Aligned Academy is the culmination of 18
months of research interviews across the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). Conducted by …

Despite the critical role academic deans play in the leadership and success of universities,
most of what we know about the Canadian deanship we know from an institutional …

Aim and background: this study investigates faculty members' perceptions of the impact of
Impact of the leadership styles of nursing deans on the job satisfaction of faculty members …

The pursuit of change in any formal organization is challenging. Change within a university
is further complicated by context. As mid-level leaders within universities, academic deans …

The professional literature in higher education reveals that academic deans tend to serve in
their positions four to six years on average (Butin, 2016; Greicar, 2009; Robbins & Schmitt …

MATERIALS AND METHODS: First, a literature review was conducted to identify the
common frameworks for the selection of deans in academic environment. Then, the …