Portraits in Leadership Six Extraordinary University Presidents

by Padilla, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780275984908
• ISBN10: 0275984907
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Leading complex organizations is never easy or simple. In this book, Padilla uses the university as the organizational vehicle through which to examine the phenomenon of leadership and followership in complex entities. The unique characteristics of universities as organizations are discussed and the leadership experiences of six well-known university presidents are analyzed within an orignal framework of leadership. Just as John Kennedy's Profiles in Courage considered the notion of political courage within the institutional setting of Congress, this book explores leadership within the context of the modern American university. The roles of persuasion and communication are highlighted as the author weaves the principal patterns from each of the six case studies to the situational conditions that faced these extraordinary individuals. Padilla offers valuable suggestions on how to improve selection of leaders and increase organizational effectiveness.

Author Biography

Arthur Padilla is professor of business management in the College of Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
CHAPTER 1. Introduction	1	(10)
CHAPTER 2. The University as a Complex Organization	11	(28)
CHAPTER 3. Leadership	39	(28)
CHAPTER 4. Prologue to the Cases	67	(12)
CHAPTER 5. The Berkeley Quaker	79	(30)
CHAPTER 6. The Catcher from Dallas, North Carolina	109	(32)
CHAPTER 7. God, Country, Notre Dame, and Father Ted	141	(26)
CHAPTER 8. Lenny, Lefty, and Chancellor Slaughter	167	(28)
CHAPTER 9. Bowen's Beautiful Mind	195	(24)
CHAPTER 10. Hanna Holborn Gray: The Second Woman	219	(28)
CHAPTER 11. Lessons, Conclusions, and Implications	247	(14)
References	261	(8)
Index	269