Crisis Leadership Practices of Women University Presidents: Trust, Communication & Care

Autor/in	Rocker Heppe, Sheila E.
Titel	Crisis Leadership Practices of Women University Presidents: Trust, Communication & Care
Quelle	(2023), (139 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of California, Davis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3797-0740-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; College Presidents; Females; Leadership Styles; Trust (Psychology); Caring; Crisis Management; COVID-19; Pandemics; Public Colleges; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Weibliches Geschlecht; Führungsstil; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Krisenmanagement; Kalifornien
Abstract	During the first months of 2020 and throughout the following two years, the COVID-19 pandemic spurred changes in daily life for people worldwide and placed stress on the global economy. The crisis was one of the most impactful and unpredictable global events in recent history. The COVID-19 pandemic catapulted institutions of higher education across the United States into an unprecedented culture of change, creative innovation, and crisis management. Campus closures required rapid transition to new forms of instruction and student engagement. The health and safety of staff, faculty, and students became a primary focus for university presidents. Never before had college leaders been challenged by a crisis that affected all institutes of higher education across systems, states, and nations. The purpose of this study was to explore the crisis leadership practices employed by women executive leaders who served as university presidents in the California State University system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this study center on the leadership experiences of five women presidents as they navigated the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on their campuses. The participants described their career pathways to their role as president and shared their observations of leadership in the context of their identity as a woman leader. Within a shared leadership framework, the participants identified the importance of their campus leadership team and building strong team dynamics during the crisis. Three foundational crisis leadership practices emerged from the research: trust, communication, and care. The participants reflected on what they had learned about themselves as leaders as they navigated the crisis. These observations about personal leadership practice were shared in the context of serving as a woman leader and in the context of serving within a state university system that employed a majority women presidents. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01