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The Selection Of A Dean In An Academic Environment: Are We Getting What We Deserve?, Michael Harvey, James Shaw, Ruth Mcphail, Anthony Erickson
The Selection Of A Dean In An Academic Environment: Are We Getting What We Deserve?, Michael Harvey, James Shaw, Ruth Mcphail, Anthony Erickson
Anthony Erickson
Purpose – The purpose of the development of the paper was due to the seemingly endless searching for deans to replace the former dean of three to four years. Design/methodology/approach – The paper was developed around the present relevant secondary data. Findings – The key findings of the paper were that deans were being replaced due to the difference in expectation of the various constituents (e.g. students, faculty, administration, parents) in the performance of the SBA. Research limitations/implications – Limitations of the study were not providing primary data to support the theory based hypotheses of the study. Practical implications – …
Measuring Bad Leadership In Organisations, James Shaw, Anthony Erickson
Measuring Bad Leadership In Organisations, James Shaw, Anthony Erickson
Anthony Erickson
This study describes the development of a measure of the nature of bad leadership in organisations. We then use scales developed from that measure in cluster analysis to empirically derive a taxonomy of bad leaders. Data were obtained through a web-based survey that generated 717 respondents. Based on follower perceptions, the results identified seven types of bad leaders based on behaviour-focused scales and seven types of bad leaders identified were not "all bad" but rather perceived as extreme on just one or two characteristics.