Deans in German Universities: Goal acceptance and task characteristics

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This paper presents an empirical study which explored how deans at German universities accept their new role as manager, and which factors influence the acceptance of this role. Within a framework referring to Locke and Lathama??s goal setting theory, the acceptance of operative goals implemented in the faculties served as an indicator of how well management as a new role is accepted by the deans. Results show that goal acceptance is influenced by the individual deana??s acceptance of limited autonomy, the interpretation that one is able to shape things in the departments and by accepting limitations in the support through colleagues and faculty. Another influence lies in the perceived acceptance of the goal within the faculty.View full textDownload full textKeywordsgovernance, leadership, management, deans, goal acceptanceRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2011.601752