Abstract
Managing academic affairs encompasses overwhelming array of tasks. Cognizant of the interesting and challenging position occupied by the deans and program chairs, this paper shed some light to help illuminate the way our academic leaders manage relationship in the university. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of academic deans and program chairs of Quirino State University, Cabarroguis, Campus as they manage relationships in their institution. Further, it described the typical roles they portray as leaders and managers in their organization. Driven by the questions, “How is your relationship with the administrators, subordinates and students? How do you encourage collaboration with and among your subordinates? In what ways do you manage relationship with yourself, with your subordinates, and with your superiors? , a series of in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted. Further, four interesting themes emerged on the roles portrayed by academic leaders namely: a) people-centered leader, b) value-driven leader, c) goal-driven leader, and d) power-centered leader. However, the emerged roles revealed by the deans and program chairs invite for a more empirical study to measure its universality across a more collective participants.
Highlights
Higher education institutions have central importance in social, cultural, and economic development for nations everywhere
Results in this study explored the essence of the lived experiences of a group of academic deans and program chairs as they manage relationships in their organization
Based on the responses given by the participants, the four interesting themes appeared on the typical roles portrayed by deans and program chairs
Summary
Higher education institutions have central importance in social, cultural, and economic development for nations everywhere. The transformation from plain faculty to academic program chairs and deans require time and dedication; not all academic leaders successfully make the complete transition to leadership. Deans and program chairs typically come to the position without management training, without prior managerial experience, without recognition of the metamorphic changes that occur as they transform from an academic to a leader, without a clear understanding of the ambiguity and complexity of their roles, and without an awareness of the cost to their academic and personal lives (Gmelch, 2013). This study answers the central question: What typifies academic deans and program chairs portrayal of their roles as relationship managers in their organization? The overall objective of this study is to explore the lived experiences of academic deans and program chairs of Quirino State University, Cabarroguis Campus as they This study answers the central question: What typifies academic deans and program chairs portrayal of their roles as relationship managers in their organization? The overall objective of this study is to explore the lived experiences of academic deans and program chairs of Quirino State University, Cabarroguis Campus as they
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