Where Did All the People Go? The View From the Dean’s Office at 30,000 Feet

Abstract

The role of dean in a business school is, by design, more strategic than tactical. And, when the various stakeholders that a dean must interact with are considered, the ability of a dean to have much of an operating knowledge of what is going on in the teaching and learning space of a school is very limited. The problem, however, is that the dean must be an advocate for this critical function of the business school mission. To understand how these two dimensions might be reconciled, this article looks at the drivers of a dean’s perspective and the disengagement these drivers create. The article ends by suggesting ways for a dean to stay connected to this vital function of the school.

Syllabus Share: A New Metric for Gauging Journal Status

“…As another example, our work contributes to conversations about how administrators should handle the challenges of evaluating scholarly work. Administrative roles within business schools can be challenging—with decisions involving a number of quantifiable metrics of varying utility (Balkin & Mello, 2012; Dean & Forray, 2019; Stark, 2019). When it comes to evaluating research, decisions often revolve around ranking and advisory lists that are partially anchored by impact factor (Chapman, 2012; Mu & Hatch, 2021).…”