Deans are expected to deal with a wide variety of constituent groups. The dean ship is complicated, in large part, because ofthe myriad demands that are a part of the role. Matczynski, Lasley, and Haberman focus on how faculty members evaluate the effectiveness of a dean. A previous study assessed university administrators' perceptions of the dean's role. In this study, the authors examine the significance of the faculty data vis-a-vis a dean's effective ness and discuss implications for future research endeavors.
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