CONTINENTAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION RESEARCH
Science and Education Development Institute
DOI: 10.5897/UJ-CJEducRes
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LEADERSHIP FOR QUALITY DECISION MAKING IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
DOI: .17.001.1 | Article Number: CAD1A31 | Vol.1 (1) - June 2008
Author: Eno-Ibanga Ebi G.
Keywords: Organization, University system, Decision making, Leadership, Quality leader, Participatory concept
Excellent management is an integral part of the university system. The university system is a formal organization with consciously coordinated activities to meet activities to meet academic and administrative goals and objectives. It has a formal structure of authority, communication, responsibility, purpose etc. The university system is a service organization and is seen as role models of innovation and change. It is expected to assist in individual social mobility and betterment of quality of life. The advancement of any university depends on the quality of its leaders and the decisions they make to meet the university goals and objectives. No organization can excel above the quality of its leaders. Therefore the need for good leadership and quality decision making cannot be over-emphasized. Against this background, this paper highlights the role of leadership and decision making within the university system as the need to decide is the everyday preoccupation of a good leader. The paper concludes that without good leadership and quality decisions, the university system cannot function effectively.
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