The Tie That Binds: Trusteeship, Values, and the Decision-Making Process at AME-Affiliated HBCUs

Autor/in	Commodore, Felecia
Titel	The Tie That Binds: Trusteeship, Values, and the Decision-Making Process at AME-Affiliated HBCUs
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education, 89 (2018) 4, S.397-421 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1546
DOI	10.1080/00221546.2017.1396949
Schlagwörter	Decision Making; Black Colleges; Trustees; Private Colleges; Values; Case Studies; Protestants; Church Related Colleges; College Presidents; Personnel Selection; Personality Traits; Networks; Trust (Psychology); Correlation; Cultural Influences; Governance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Treuhandanstalt; Privathochschule; Wertbegriff; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Protestantism; Protestantismus; Kirchliche Hochschule; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Korrelation; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung
Abstract	This study aimed to discover how trust is established during the decision-making processes of boards of trustees at private historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This study also aimed to address if and how board composition and individual board members' value systems play a role in the decision-making process and work of the board. Using a multisite case-study approach, currently serving board members of 3 African Methodist Episcopal church-affiliated HBCUs were interviewed regarding the way in which they engaged with the presidential selection process at their institution. Major findings from this study were that personality and character traits of presidential candidates may have a heavier influence on the perception of candidates' suitability than their resume or past performance. Furthermore, there was a direct reflection of board members' values in the personality and network traits found desirable and nondesirable in presidential candidates. These shared values create a sense of trust between board members and candidates, which in turn affects which candidates do and do not have a viable chance of attaining the presidency. These findings have implications on board member selection and training at HBCUs, and they provide insight into the role of culture in governance practices. (As Provided).
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