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Presidential Leadership Making a Difference

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ISBN-10: 1573560200

ISBN-13: 9781573560207

Edition: 1996

Authors: James L. Fisher, James V. Koch

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List price: $84.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/7/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

James V. Koch is Board of Visitors Professor of Economics and President Emeritus at Old Dominion University. He has held teaching and research positions at numerous universities including Illinois State, California State, and Brown University. He has served as a consultant to more than 75 corporations and universities. He is the co-author of the books Born Not Made: The Entrepreneurial Personality, America for Sale: How the Foreign Pack Circled and Devoured Esmark, and The Caterpillar Way: Lessons in Leadership, Growth, and Shareholder Value.

Foreword by
Introduction
The Model and the Evidence In the Spirit of Saint Simone
Research on Leadership and Power: Principles and Evidence Systematic Evidence on the Effective College President
Presidential Characteristics: Further Reflections Charisma, Public Presence, and the Transformational
President Gender, Race, and the College Presidency
Presidential Constituencies and Tasks
The President, the Administration, and the Spouse
The President and TQM
The President and Institutional Governance
The President and the Faculty
The President and the Students
The President and Off-Campus Constituencies
The President and Politicians, Public Figures, and Bureaucrats
The President and the Media
The President and the Alumni
The President, Philanthropy, and Fund Raising
Governing Boards and the President
The President and the Trustees Responsibilities of the Governing Board
Evaluating the Institution Searching for the President
Presidential Compensation and Related Matters Evaluating the President Summary
Summing Up
Appendixes
A History of Philanthropy
A Policy for Participation at Board Meetings
Initial Letter from Board to Presidential Search Committee
Checklist for the Search Process
Letter for Persons and Organizations Inviting Nominations
Letter to Persons Making Nominations
Tax-Sheltered Annuity/Other Benefits Agreement
A Modified Rabbi Trust
A Sample Trust Agreement
Sample Letter of Presidential Appointment (Public Institution)
Sample Five-Year Employment Contract (Public or Independent Institutions)
Bibliography
Index