Factors Determining the Leadership in Higher Education: An Empirical Study

Abstract

While the significance of leadership in different segments has been spotted in a number of studies, effective leadership from the perspective of higher education hasn’t been talked about much. It is important to address the issue of effectiveness of leadership in the educational sector. This includes business schools considering the failures that have been highlighted in this sector because of poor quality of leadership. We need to explore different factors which affect leadership in case of higher education. It has been seen that irrespective of the organisation or country, effectiveness of leadership is one factor which depends on the extent to which the followers accept their leader. This indicates one thing that amongst different issues that have been highlighted, style and practice are some of the most important issues. There are certain crucial factors which affect leadership of the top management of B-schools and the way their style influences the practice of leadership. A sample of 170 respondents in which 57.06% “male” and 42.94% “female” has been considered by a “standard questionnaire” created on five-point interval scale.