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Patching Up the “Leaking Leadership Pipeline”: Fostering Mid-career Faculty Succession Management

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  • Vicki L. Baker

    (Albion College)

  • Laura Gail Lunsford

    (University of North Carolina)

  • Meghan J. Pifer

    (University of Louisville)

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The research presented here contributes to research and practice focused on faculty leadership development by examining the leadership pipeline for mid-career faculty in a consortium of 13 liberal arts colleges. Research findings revealed that mid-career faculty members are in the leadership pipeline, with the department chair position serving as an entry point. However, leadership aspirations beyond the department chair position decline serving as a source of the leaking leadership pipeline. Differences were found by gender. Further, issues of lack of preparation for current and future leadership roles was connected to few mid-career faculty members aspiring to executive leadership positions. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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  • Vicki L. Baker & Laura Gail Lunsford & Meghan J. Pifer, 2019. "Patching Up the “Leaking Leadership Pipeline”: Fostering Mid-career Faculty Succession Management," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 60(6), pages 823-843, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reihed:v:60:y:2019:i:6:d:10.1007_s11162-018-9528-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11162-018-9528-9
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