Do charismatic presidents influence college applications and alumni donations? Organizational identity and performance in US higher education

Bastedo, Michael N.; Samuels, Elias; Kleinman, Molly

doi:10.1007/s10734-014-9719-z

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“…Type 4). Palacio, Meneses, and Pérez (2002) thus bring out the double dimension, at once cognitive and emotional, of image formation in students' perceptions of their university. The predominance of the cognitive element over the emotional one is confirmed, along with the link between image and satisfaction.…”

Section: A Typology Of Studiesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Organizational Identity of Universities: A Review of the Literature from 1972 to 2014

Dumay¹,

Draelants²,

Dahan³

2017

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research

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Organizational identity provides an increasingly large number of researchers with a theoretical lens for examining current transformations of the university. The primary objective of this article is to propose an extensive, systematic overview of the literature published on the subject between 1972 and 2014. The analysis of 120 empirical studies reveals a literature which is rich but dispersed, in theoretical, epistemological and methodological terms alike; thriving since the 2000s, it is mainly US but increasingly globalised. After identifying six main research categories according to the classical distinctions found in the organizational identity literature, we propose a series of avenues for discussion bearing on the status of identity as an indicator of changes at work in the university, their level and depth, the linkage between the concepts of market and institutional field and finally, the epistemological implications of the international nature of this literature.

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Section: A Typology Of Studiesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Organizational Identity of Universities: A Review of the Literature from 1972 to 2014

Dumay¹,

Draelants²,

Dahan³

2017

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research

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“…Even in the most traditional and long‐standing form of university presidential communication, the inaugural address, few scholars have analysed them for either motivation or content (e.g., Bastedo, Samuels, & Kleinman, ; Bensimon, ; Cole, ; Khwaja, ). Cowley () was one of the earliest scholars to discuss the role of the inaugural address on university campuses, arguing that they were designed to share information and promote institutional vision.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cowley () was one of the earliest scholars to discuss the role of the inaugural address on university campuses, arguing that they were designed to share information and promote institutional vision. Bastedo et al () used the inaugural address as a tool to understand presidential charisma, and found that charismatic presidents are associated with increased applications and endowment dollars, further demonstrating the critical nature of presidential communication.…”

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Engaging election contention: Understanding why presidents engage with contentious issues

McNaughtan

2018

Higher Education Quarterly

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In recent years, technology has made it possible, and in some ways critical, for college and university presidents to increase campus‐wide communication. Following the 2016 US presidential election, many college presidents across the country sent campus‐wide communications in response to the election, while others chose not to respond. The resulting reactions from campus and community stakeholders to these communications, or the lack of communication, from presidents was mixed due to the contentious nature of the election. In an effort to better understand a president’s decision to communicate, this study utilised coded interviews with 12 US flagship institution presidents or vice‐presidents for communication, providing insight into why presidents generally respond to contentious events and, more specifically, why presidents chose to respond to the 2016 election of Donald Trump. Four motivations that generally influenced presidential communications were identified (i.e., responsibility to campus stakeholders, pressure to respond, emphasise university values and the role of a public university), and subsequent sub‐themes were identified while analysing why presidents responded to the 2016 election specifically. This study concludes by offering implications for presidential communication and directions for future research on presidential engagement with contentious events.

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“…Bastedo et al (2014) measured organizational performance by employing presidential compensation, applications and donations from alumni, foundations and corporations as dependent variables. In the analysis, the authors used a data set comprised of 240 medium and large private non-profit colleges and universities in the US over the period of 2002of -2008of (Bastedo et al, 2014. According to the results of the analysis, Bastedo et al (2014) conclude that there is a positive relationship between charismatic leadership and the amount of financial donations from alumni, foundations and corporations.…”

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confidence: 99%

How Do Universities Contact their Alumni? Practices of the Best Universities in the World University Rankings

2018

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Do charismatic presidents influence college applications and alumni donations? Organizational identity and performance in US higher education

Cited by 30 publications

References 93 publications

Organizational Identity of Universities: A Review of the Literature from 1972 to 2014

Organizational Identity of Universities: A Review of the Literature from 1972 to 2014

Engaging election contention: Understanding why presidents engage with contentious issues

How Do Universities Contact their Alumni? Practices of the Best Universities in the World University Rankings

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