'Turning points': The personal and professional circumstances that lead academics to become middle managers

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-284

  Floyd, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic; career; head of department; identity; life history; socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857884140     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143211427980     Document Type: Article

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