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020			_a9781118762165 (paperback)
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050		0	_aLB2341 _b.B743 2015
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100	1		_aBuller, Jeffrey L.
240	0	0	_aEssential academic dean
245	0	0	_aThe essential academic dean or provost : _ba comprehensive desk reference / _cJeffrey L. Buller.
250			_aSecond Edition.
264		1	_aSan Francisco, CA : _bJossey-Bass, a Wiley brand, _c2015.
300			_aix, 614 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aJossey-Bass resources for department chairs
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_aRevised edition of: The essential academic dean. 2007.
520			_a"The go-to reference for academic leaders seeking practical answers to everyday challenges The Essential Academic Dean or Provost explains the "how" of academic leadership, providing a practical, comprehensive, reality-based reference for almost any problem, challenge, or opportunity. This updated second edition includes new chapters on the difference between leadership and management in higher education, leadership in politically charged environments, effective strategies for making decisions, and working with associate deans or provosts, plus new case studies, new research, and ten additional chapters available on the companion website. Each topic deals concisely with the most important information deans and provosts need when faced with a particular situation, providing both a comprehensive guide to academic leadership as well as a ready reference to be consulted as needed. The role of a dean or provost at a modern university is extremely complex, involving budgeting, community relations, personnel decisions, management of a large enterprise, fundraising, and guiding a school, college, or entire institution toward a compelling vision of the future. The details academic leaders have to deal with are numerous and critical, and every little thing matters. This invaluable guide provides the answers you need when you need them, and gives you framework for successfully navigating your job's many competing demands. Build support for a shared vision of the future Interact effectively with different internal and external constituencies Learn decision-making techniques specific to the academic environment Set, supervise, and implement a budget that allows your programs to flourish Academic leaders need a handy, focused reference that provides authoritative answers to the many issues and questions that arise every day. With proven solutions to a multitude of challenges, The Essential Academic Dean or Provost shows academic leaders what they need to know in order to successfully guide their institutions into the future"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"This book explains the "how" of academic leadership. Based on the author's workshop presentations and consulting, each topic deals concisely with the most important information deans need when faced with a particular challenge or opportunity. It is written both as a comprehensive guide to the academic deanship and as a ready reference to be consulted when needed. The Essential Academic Dean or Provost, 2nd Edition answers many questions, such as: How do you build support for a shared vision of your unit's future? How do you interact effectively with the different internal and external constituencies that a dean must serve? How do you interact productively with department chairs and other leaders? How do you set, supervise, and implement a budget? Thoroughly revised and updated, the book has been expanded to include issues of concern to provosts as well as deans. It contains new chapters on leadership and management, leadership in politically charged environments, effective ways of making decisions in higher education, working with associate deans or provosts, and more. The book also includes more case studies and new research, as well as online premium content in the form of ten additional chapters. With proven solutions to a multitude of challenges, this book shows deans and provosts what they need to know in order to succeed as academic leaders"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650	1	0	_aDeans (Education)
650	1	0	_aUniversities and colleges _xAdministration.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aBuller, Jeffrey L. _tEssential academic dean or provost _bSecond edition. _dSan Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley, 2015 _z9781118762158 _w(DLC) 2015027575
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856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118762165.jpg
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