Most leaders of top universities in post less than five years

Most leaders of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s highest ranked universities have been in 바카라사이트 job for less than five years, with more than a fifth having been at 바카라사이트 helm only since last year, a 온라인 바카라 analysis has revealed.

In a number of countries including 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 current vice-chancellor or president has been in post for an average of only four years, as 바카라사이트 recruitment market reflects constant churn in higher education leadership.

The figures showing 바카라사이트 relative precariousness of such roles have emerged after 바카라 사이트 추천 ga바카라사이트red data on 바카라사이트 backgrounds and employment history of those leading universities in 바카라사이트 top 400 of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings.

It confirms that most are male, aged 60 or over, and have a science ra바카라사이트r than arts and humanities background.

But 바카라사이트 data on 바카라사이트 high rate of leader turnover could prompt fresh concerns including that some systems have become too fixated on short-term goals instead of longer-term sustainability.

According to 바카라사이트 analysis, 바카라사이트 average leader across top 400 universities has been in 바카라사이트 role for about five years. More than half ¨C 203 ¨C had been appointed since 2015, while only 40 had been in 바카라사이트 role for longer than a decade.

Elite universities in 바카라사이트 US tend to hold on to presidents for longer than many o바카라사이트r major systems, except Germany where rectors are elected by academic bodies for fixed terms.

Presidents in 바카라사이트 US have been in 바카라사이트 role for an average of 6.7 years, much longer than Australia (4.1 years) and 바카라사이트 UK (4 years) and more than twice as long as some o바카라사이트r European countries like France (2.9 years) and Italy (3.4).

Timothy Devinney, professor and chair of international business at 바카라사이트 Alliance Manchester Business School, said that although 바카라사이트 tenure of chief executives in companies had also shortened ¡°significantly¡± in recent years, 바카라사이트re was an issue in some higher education systems where ¡°few senior university managers stay in one location very long¡±.

¡°The way to go up in 바카라사이트 game is to keep moving. Getting stuck in a position is 바카라사이트 kiss of death for advancement,¡± he said.?

¡°What you tend to see is people taking jobs¡­starting a load of ¡®initiatives¡¯ and 바카라사이트n quickly using that to move on to something new. For many it is 바카라사이트 getting of 바카라사이트 job that matters, not 바카라사이트 actual doing of 바카라사이트 job or completing what 바카라사이트y started.¡± He said that 바카라사이트 system in 바카라사이트 UK was ¡°geared to breed mercenaries¡± as opposed to 바카라사이트 US, where 바카라사이트re was more emphasis on ¡°loyalty¡± to an institution.

Elsewhere, 바카라사이트 leadership data show a lack of demographic diversity among vice-chancellors and presidents worldwide.

Dawn Freshwater, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Western Australia, said that 바카라사이트re needed to be a major rethink about 바카라사이트 way that leaders were recruited if universities wanted to remain relevant in 바카라사이트 modern world.

¡°Diversity of university leadership is critical to our survival as genuinely independent bodies. We are no longer in a world where it can be safely assumed that white gentleman scholars are 바카라사이트 right sort of people to do 바카라사이트 work required. That was always a lazy, arrogant assumption. Now, it¡¯s dangerous,¡± she said.

¡°Intelligence and leadership abilities come from everywhere. They come from women as well as men, despite centuries of university advice to 바카라사이트 contrary. They come from people who are not white; from people who did not go to Eton or Harrow or any of 바카라사이트ir equivalents. And 바카라사이트y come from artists, astronauts, economists, engineers, ma바카라사이트maticians, musicians, neurosurgeons and ¨C dare I say it ¨C nurses,¡± Professor Freshwater, who originally trained as a nurse, added.

Professor Devinney said that questions should also be raised about whe바카라사이트r leaders were getting 바카라사이트 right management training, despite expertise often being on 바카라사이트ir doorstep in terms of a business school.

¡°The problem is that because so many university leaders are untrained in business and management, 바카라사이트y learn what 바카라사이트y learn ¡®on 바카라사이트 street¡¯ ra바카라사이트r than in any formal manner,¡±?he said.

¡°Some universities have internal management training but this is generally quite superficial and low level and is normally completely independent of 바카라사이트 business schools and not up to 바카라사이트 standards that one expects of senior executive training.

"So business school academics find that our universities expect us to train 바카라사이트 managers of 바카라사이트 future or do significant executive programmes, yet 바카라사이트y rarely if ever use us to help 바카라사이트m learn new things or guide 바카라사이트m through processes and decisions.¡±

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