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O'Connor, P. and Carvalho, T
2014
June
Studies In Higher Education
'Different or Similar: Constructions of Leadership by Senior Managers in Irish and Portuguese Universities
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higher education; gender; Ireland; Portugal; leadership
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Despite over 60 years of research on leadership, few attempts have been made to ensure that the models of leadership are inclusive of women or other ‘outsiders’ (Alimo-Metcalfe and Alban-Metcalf 2005). This paper explores variation in the constructions of leadership, at a time of institutional change in higher education. Drawing on a purposive sample, including those at Presidential/Rector, Vice Presidential/Vice Rector level in Irish and Portuguese universities, it compares and contrasts such senior managers’ conceptions of leadership, as reflected in their descriptions of a typical President/Rector and those characteristics that they see as valued in senior management in their own university. Attention is particularly focussed on the identification and gendering of collegial/managerial characteristics, and the extent to which it reflects variation in these university contexts.
10.1080/03075079.2014.914909
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