Patching Up the “Leaking Leadership Pipeline”: Fostering Mid-career Faculty Succession Management

Vicki L. Baker (), Laura Gail Lunsford () and Meghan J. Pifer ()
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Vicki L. Baker: Albion College
Laura Gail Lunsford: University of North Carolina
Meghan J. Pifer: University of Louisville

Research in Higher Education, 2019, vol. 60, issue 6, No 4, 823-843

Abstract: Abstract The research presented here contributes to research and practice focused on faculty leadership development by examining the leadership pipeline for mid-career faculty in a consortium of 13 liberal arts colleges. Research findings revealed that mid-career faculty members are in the leadership pipeline, with the department chair position serving as an entry point. However, leadership aspirations beyond the department chair position decline serving as a source of the leaking leadership pipeline. Differences were found by gender. Further, issues of lack of preparation for current and future leadership roles was connected to few mid-career faculty members aspiring to executive leadership positions. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Keywords: Faculty leadership; Mid-career faculty; Succession management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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