Worldviews and values in higher education : institutional governance, leadership, and capacity building

Cultural perspectives impact governance, and certain cultures may prefer hierarchical and centralized forms of governance, while others may lean towards more democratic and participatory ones. Governance, guided by ethical worldviews, ensures transparency, accountability, and integrity in decision-m...

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Main Authors Rao, Madasu Bhaskara (Author), Singh, Abhilasha (Author), Rao, Pulaparthi Mallika (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025.
SeriesGlobal perspectives on higher education development
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781835496367
DOI10.1108/9781835496343
Physical Description1 online resource (224 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The role of worldviews and values in shaping effective institutional governance, leadership, and capacity building / Madasu Bhaskara Rao, Pulaparthi Mallika Rao, and Abhilasha Singh
  • Chapter 2. Guiding values-based leadership in higher education: four values-behaviour clusters and reflexive questions / Duncan D. Nulty, Alison Owens, and Susan Brooman-Jones
  • Chapter 3. Institutional core values: creating resonance with individual attributes and ideals / Beena Giridharan
  • Chapter 4. The role of values in shaping how higher education institutions imagine and use the future / Chris Mayer
  • Chapter 5. Investigating the role of values in higher education governance, leadership, management, and decision-making / Carel D. Jansen van Vuuren, Nina Barnes, Marieta du Plessis, and José M. Frantz
  • Chapter 6. Better together: the power of shared values in institutional quality assurance / Christopher (Chris) Donaldson and Jacqueline (Jackie) Hamilton
  • Chapter 7. Academic freedom, confidentiality and security / Randolph Hall, Annicka Caprariello, and Amber Patel
  • Chapter 8. Analysis of organizational and personal bases of power in for-profit and not-for-profit higher education institutions / Chloe Waters, Cheryl A. Boglarsky, Patrick Blessinger, Michael T. Hamlet, and Rana R. Zeine
  • Chapter 9. Individual leadership in higher education: partial solutions, unintended consequences, and the search for an alternative / Jouni Kekäle and Rómulo Pinheiro
  • Chapter 10. Competition in the global business school field / Kimmo Alajoutsijärvi and Kerttu Kettunen
  • Chapter 11. Investigating and promoting higher education values in international settings / Barbara Cozza and Rong Hu.