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Critical factors affecting leadership: a higher education context
Hassan, A. Gallear, D.
Hassan, A.
Gallear, D.
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2018
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Abstract
Purpose – While the importance of leadership in various domains has been highlighted in the extant
literature, effective leadership in the context of higher education sector has not been well addressed in the
leadership scholarship. There is a need to address the challenge of leadership effectiveness in the education
sector, including business schools, given the failures noticed in the sector attributed to poor-quality
leadership. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore the factors that affected leadership in the context of higher education institutions.
Design/methodology/approach – The research is exploratory in nature as the study critically reviewed
extant literature surrounding leadership practices specifically from a public-sector context to identify factors
affecting leadership effectiveness.
Findings – The findings of the study pointed out that, regardless of the nation or organisation, leadership
effectiveness is a factor that is dependent on how well the followers have accepted the leader. This indicates
that, amongst the different challenges explored in this study, leadership effectiveness is not only a challenge
by itself but is also affected by other challenges, including leadership practice and style.
Research limitations/implications – This research provides a better understanding of the critical
factors affecting leadership practice of deans of business schools and how the styles’ influence on leadership
practice, the relationship between leadership practice and leadership effectiveness and how leadership style
translates into leadership effectiveness.
Originality/value – This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge surrounding leadership
scholarship from a public-sector context about the challenges that affect leadership effectiveness in the
context of HEIs and stimulates further investigation into those challenges.
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Hassan A, Gallear D and Sivarajah U (2018) Critical factors affecting leadership: a higher education context. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy. 12(1): 110-130.
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