The Power of Collegiality

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. State of the Art

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   Pages 5-42

4. Theories Applied in this Study

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5. Methods and Sampling

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6. Career Paths of German University Presidents: 2011, 1995 and 1980

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   Pages 77-98

7. Self-Description Given by German University Presidents

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8. Getting Reforms Done

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9. How University Presidents Cope with the Academic Senate, the Ministry, and the Board of Trustees

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   Pages 153-170

10. Results and Discussion

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    Pages 171-189

11. Back Matter

    Pages 191-209

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Nadja Bieletzki explores how university presidents lead universities. She provides insights into the upper echelons of higher education management and focuses especially on university presidents in Germany. Special attention is given to the career background of university presidents and the way they conduct reform projects. Based on the results from semi-structured expert interviews and their qualitative analysis, the author shows that university presidents do not use all their formal power although their position has been strengthened by law. This can be explained by the collegial characteristics of universities, which drive and restrict presidential actions

Nadja Bieletzki was awarded the Ulrich Teichler Prize for Excellent Dissertations 2016.

• Universities in Germany
• Expert interviews
• Higher education management
• Reform projects
• Career background

• Leibniz Center for Science and Society (LCSS), Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

  Nadja Bieletzki

Dr. Nadja Bieletzki is coordinator of the Leibniz Center for Science and Society (LCSS) at the Leibniz University of Hannover. 

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