Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational Policy and Leadership

Content Description

1 online resource (iii, 203 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Jason E. Lane

Committee Members

Hal A. Lawson, Karen Hitchcock

Keywords

Formal Authority, Higher Education, Influence Tactics, Informal Authority, Presidential Assistants, Social Power Bases, Universities and colleges, College administrators, College presidents, Educational leadership

Subject Categories

Educational Administration and Supervision | Educational Leadership

Abstract

The position of presidential assistant (PA) is a regularly occurring senior-level administrative position within institutions of higher education. PAs are instrumental to the success of the organization in which they work. Unlike many other higher education positions that fall into a specific hierarchy related to authority, the PA position does not often do so.

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