Business schools are critical players in higher education, educating
current and future leaders to make a difference in the world. Yet we
know surprisingly little about the leaders of business schools. Leading
a Business School demystifies this complex and dynamic role, offering
international insights into deans' dilemmas in different contexts and
situations. It highlights the importance of deans creating challenging
and supportive learning cultures to enhance business and management
education, organizations and society more broadly.
Written by renowned experts on the role of the dean, Julie Davies,
Howard Thomas, Eric Cornuel and Rolf D. Cremer, the book traces the
historical evolution of the business school deanship, the current
challenges and future sources of disruption. The leadership
characteristics and styles of business school deans are presented based
on an examination of different dimensions of their roles. These include
issues of strategic positioning, such as financial viability, prestige,
size, mission, age, location and programme portfolios, as well as the
influences of rankings, sector accreditations, governance structures,
networks and national policies on strategy implementation. Drawing on
international case studies and deans' development programmes globally,
the authors explore constraints on deans' autonomy, university and
external relations, and how business school deans add value over the
period of their tenures.
This candid and well-researched book is essential reading for aspiring
business school leaders, those hiring and working with deans, and other
higher education leaders.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http:
//www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative
Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0
license. Funded by EFMD Global.
