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How Colleges Work by Robert Birnbaum

How Colleges Work

The Cybernetics of Academic Organization and Leadership

Robert Birnbaum

Wiley · Print & ebook · September 3, 1991

"One of the best theoretical and applied analyses of universityacademic organization and leadership in print.

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Who it’s for
Readers interested in university organization and leadership
Themes
Academic organization, Leadership and governance, Theory and practice
Genres
Higher Education Administration, Educational Leadership, Professional Development

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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

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in university organization and leadership
  • Readers seeking links between organizational theory and practical application

Where it sits

Higher Education Administration91%
Educational Leadership62%
Professional Development33%

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  • Higher Education Administration
  • Higher Education
  • Education Organizations
Authors
Robert Birnbaum
Publisher
Wiley
Published
September 3, 1991
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Academic organization · Leadership and governance · Theory and practice
Reading lane
Higher Education Administration