King among kings: Understanding the role and responsibilities of the department chair in higher education

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 499-514

  Berdrow, Iris ^a  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Leadership; Management; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954229753     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143210368146     Document Type: Article

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