Leadership Excellence: Constructing the Role of Department

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Pamela Benoit

DOI

10.58809/ALJ20050401/WJDK1608

Abstract

The role of department chair in today’s colleges and universities is much different and more multifaceted than it was just a decade ago. Academic department chairs must conduct performance reviews, oversee budgets, carry out strategic planning, and negotiate their department’s identity within highly complex institutions (Hecht, Higgerson, Gmelch, & Tucker, 1999). Evidence gathered from ACE workshops indicated that as many as two-thirds of the chairs had no prior administrative experience and yet they face a demanding role requiring a wide range of talents (Hecht, Higgerson, Gmelch, & Tucker, 1999).

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Benoit, Pamela (2005) "Leadership Excellence: Constructing the Role of Department," Academic Leadership: The Online Journal: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.58809/ALJ20050401/WJDK1608
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/alj/vol3/iss1/3