TY - JOUR
T1 - “Architects of Change or Its Victim”
T2 - University Presidents’ Perspectives on the Role of Competing Values During the COVID-19 Crisis
AU - McNaughtan, Jon
AU - Garcia, Hugo
AU - Schiffecker, Sarah
AU - Castiello-Gutierrez, Santiago
AU - Li, Xinyang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Ohio State University.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Presidents have difficult roles regardless of systemic context and in times of crisis their work is especially complex. While the body of work on presidents generally is growing, understanding of their role in crisis is underdeveloped. In this study, we enhance research on presidential crisis leadership by applying the competing values framework to a unique set of interviews with 14 presidents from eight nations. Our results highlight the value tensions that were and are experienced by presidents during crisis as these leaders manage local needs with national guidance. The most common values discussed include control, collaborate, and create, while the value of compete was rarely referenced.
AB - Presidents have difficult roles regardless of systemic context and in times of crisis their work is especially complex. While the body of work on presidents generally is growing, understanding of their role in crisis is underdeveloped. In this study, we enhance research on presidential crisis leadership by applying the competing values framework to a unique set of interviews with 14 presidents from eight nations. Our results highlight the value tensions that were and are experienced by presidents during crisis as these leaders manage local needs with national guidance. The most common values discussed include control, collaborate, and create, while the value of compete was rarely referenced.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Presidents
KW - competing values
KW - crisis leadership
KW - international leadership
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147420549&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00221546.2023.2171206
DO - 10.1080/00221546.2023.2171206
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85147420549
SN - 0022-1546
VL - 95
SP - 200
EP - 226
JO - Journal of Higher Education
JF - Journal of Higher Education
IS - 2
ER -