The continual need for improvement to avoid derailment: A study of college and university administrators

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-348

  Gentry, William A ^a   Katz, R Britton ^b   McFeeters, Belinda B ^a  

^a CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP   (United States)

^b MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

College and university administrators; Managerial derailment; Peers and direct reports; Relationships; Willingness to improve

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149156217     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360902839925     Document Type: Article

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