Focusing the kaleidoscope: investigating the newly formed role of 'Academic Lead’ at a research-led University

Floyd, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2008-7831 and Fung, D., (2013) Focusing the kaleidoscope: investigating the newly formed role of 'Academic Lead’ at a research-led University. Project Report. The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

Abstract/Summary

Now, more than ever, higher education institutions are reflecting on the need for flexible leadership models to help adapt to the fast changing academic environment. Rapid shifts in the sector are contributing to a kaleidoscopic ‘supercomplexity’ of challenges, structures, processes and value frameworks for academics who lead and for those who are led. How are institutions’ leadership structures and roles developing in response to these changes? And how do these responses affect academic staff in relation to their identity, status and career trajectory? This paper reports on a Leadership Foundation funded research project exploring the ways in which one UK institution has implemented a new ‘distributed’ leadership model. Crucially, the project examines the impact of the model on both those who are leaders and those being led.

Item Type	Report (Project Report)
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/32412
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Institute of Education > Improving Equity and Inclusion through Education
Publisher	The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
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