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The effective college president

James L. Fisher, +2 more
- 01 Jan 1988 - 
- Vol. 71, Iss: 1, pp 6-10
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This article is published in The Educational record.The article was published on 1988-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 69 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Higher education & Corporate governance.

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Higher education leadership and management: From conflict to interdependence through strategic planning

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Breaking the Barriers of Essentialism in Leadership Research: Positionality as a Promising Approach

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Leadership in education: Effective U.K. college principals

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