As the economy continues to struggle in its recovery from the recent recession,
higher education institutions have been hard-hit, affecting stakeholders at all levels,
including boards of trustees, students, faculty, and the surrounding communities. In the
middle of the turmoil and period of change are the presidents, needing to answer to board
members as well as other institutional stakeholders, while still maintaining a balance of
organizational consistency and change. Nearly all organizational change literature
incorporates interpersonal communication as an integral component in effective change
efforts; therefore, the constantly changing higher education landscape necessitates
presidents who are skilled in communicative leadership, of which interpersonal skills are
a cornerstone. Although all presidents need these skill sets, this study examines only a
newly appointed president and one of his change-initiative teams to capture the dynamic
environment surrounding new administration. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_39791 |
| Contributors | Sacks, Emily Alice (author), Shockley, Robert (Thesis advisor), Pisapia, John (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 240 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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