Strategic leadership in the business school keeping one step ahead /

"Business schools have come under fire in recent years with criticisms centring on their academic rigour and the relevance of business education to the 'real' world of management. Alongside this ongoing debate, increasing international competition and media rankings have led to a fier...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fragueiro, Fernando.
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Thomas, Howard, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: global financial crisis: future challenges for strategic leadership, Deans and business schools; 2. The business school landscape: trends and dilemmas; 3. Business schools as professional organisations (professional service firms); 4. The leadership process in business schools; 5. Strategic leadership in practice: leading the strategic process in three top business schools; 6. Strategic leadership in practice: the role of the Dean; 7. Learning from the trenches: personal reflections on Deanship; Bibliography; Index.