ABSTRACT

This exploratory paper articulates the development, characteristics and nature of global university presidents and their leadership. It draws insights from a growing project which so far has involved in-depth interviews with 18 presidents of major globally focused universities. Analysing and reporting these interview results reveals the enigmatic world of presidential leadership broadens this field of research beyond the Anglosphere, helps build interpretative frameworks and perspectives, and furnished insights for guiding leadership development. The exploratory findings reinforce the particular value of studying university presidents, as these people have enormous authority, expertise and prominence.

摘要

这份探索性论文阐明了全球大学校长及其领导的发展，特征和性质。它从一个不断发展的项目中汲取了见识，该项目到目前为止涉及对全球主要重点大学的18位校长的深入采访。分析并报告这些采访结果表明，总统领导层的神秘世界将这一研究领域扩展到了全球之外，有助于建立解释性框架和观点，并为指导领导层发展提供了见识。探索性发现增强了研究大学校长的特殊价值，因为这些人具有巨大的权威，专门知识和突出地位。