The Role of Supportive Leaders At Top Performing Universities: Best Practice Lessons from American Institutions for Indonesian Higher Education

Authors

Gerardo M. Gonzalez, Indiana University, Bloomington
Margaret Sutton, Indiana University, Bloomington

Abstract

Leaders at top performing American universities share the fundamental belief that the faculty is the engine of quality within the university and that supportive leadership can fuel it. Academic administrators who function as supportive leaders help create the interpersonal, institutional, and financial conditions necessary to support high levels of performance by members of the faculty. This paper discusses and illustrates supportive leadership in top performing American universities in order to stimulate dialogue about whether and how supportive leadership can be fostered in Indonesian institutions of higher education.

Recommended Citation

Gonzalez, Gerardo M. and Sutton, Margaret (2013) "The Role of Supportive Leaders At Top Performing Universities: Best Practice Lessons from American Institutions for Indonesian Higher Education," International Journal of Leadership and Change: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijlc/vol1/iss1/4