Heads and Chairs

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This book is designed for heads of academic departments, and for those aspiring to be heads or other kinds of administrators. The authors have interviewed a wide range of staff and these case studies illustrate the roles, responsibilities and difficulties of the job. The skills required to run an academic department, for example, in resource and personnel management, are explored. There is also a review of how heads see themselves, and how their staff see them. The three dimensions of headship - political, management, and academic - are detailed. Areas of possible conflict and possible rewards are covered