出版社：Australian Institutes for Educational Research
摘要：This study explores how leadership styles impact work engagement and conflictmanagement practices in Nigerian universities. It utilises a qualitative research design,focusing on 40 semi-structured interviews with senior university management staffcomprising Vice-Chancellors, Registrars, Bursars, Deans of Faculties and senior nonteachingstaff (i.e. chief librarians) of some selected institutions. The findings revealcultural values shaping the choice of authoritative, transactional and transformationalleadership styles were commonly adopted. Results further indicate how Nigerianacademic institutions and processes are considered as being overly bureaucratic andtransactional. Additionally, some context-specific norms were found to influenceleadership functions impacting work engagement and conflict management practices. Insummary, the study suggests practice and policy implications that can enhance thedirection and development of effective leadership in this context.
