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Full Range Leadership In The University Classroom : A Hong Kong Study, James S. Pounder
Full Range Leadership In The University Classroom : A Hong Kong Study, James S. Pounder
Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies Working Paper Series
This article describes a Hong Kong study that examined the effects of full range leadership in the university classroom. The full range (transformational-transactional) leadership model was chosen because research has indicated that a positive association exists between transformational leadership and various desirable leadership outcomes. It was hypothesized that university instructors adopting a transformational classroom leadership style would generate positive classroom leadership outcomes and that these positive outcomes would be confirmed by positive student evaluation of teaching (SET) scores for the instructors concerned. Through the development and testing of an instrument for measuring full range leadership in the university classroom, it …
Organisational Effectiveness In Higher Education : Towards An Operational Definition, James S. Pounder
Organisational Effectiveness In Higher Education : Towards An Operational Definition, James S. Pounder
Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies Working Paper Series
Although organisational effectiveness is central to organisational theory and practice, researchers continue to debate its meaning. In measurement terms, there is no generally agreed operational definition of organisational effectiveness. However, a Competing Values Framework or Model (Quinn & Rohrbaugh 1981,1983) has been proposed as “a general paradigm of organisational effectiveness" (1 981, p.139) yet the applicability of the Model to higher educational organisations has never been tested. This paper describes the development of a construct valid and reliable instrument for measuring the organisational effectiveness of higher educational organisations in Hong Kong. The method of development tested the relevance of the …