Differences in leadership practices and job satisfaction : Department Chairs and Faculty Members at HBCUs

ISBN-13: 9783659279133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 136 str.

Edwin Quinn; Harish C. Chandan

Opis

The book explores the quantitative study of the leadership practices (Kouzes and Posner, 2002) of the department chairs as perceived by the faculty and the job satisfaction (Spector, 2007) of faculty members at a historically black university located in the State of Mississippi. The role of the gender and ethnicity of faculty members perceived leadership practices of department chairs and job satisfaction is explored. A total of 100 faculty responded to the study. The implications of the study resulted in gender differences and ethnicity having a statistical impact on the perceptions of leadership practices of department chairs and job satisfaction of faculty member.

O autorze

The Jackson, Mississippi native has over ten years of experience as a higher educational administrator with leadership roles at the University of Mississippi, Mississippi College, Jackson State University and Strayer University.