Academic libraries and toxic leadership

Academic libraries and toxic leadership / Alma C. Ortega.

Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership examines a phenomenon that has yet to be seriously explored. While other so-called feminized professions, such as nursing, have been studied for their tendency to create toxic leadership environments, thus far academic librarianship has not. This book focuses...

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Main Author: Ortega, Alma C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA, United States : Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
Series:Chandos information professional series.
Chandos learning and teaching series.
Subjects:
Academic libraries > Management.
Leadership.
Organizational behavior.
Libraries.
Library administration.
Academic libraries > Administration.
libraries (buildings)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Library administration
Libraries
Academic libraries > Management
Leadership
Organizational behavior
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Why the Research on Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership?; Organization of This Book; References; 1 What Is Leadership? What Is Toxic Leadership?; 1.1 Defining Leadership; 1.2 The Study of Leadership in Library and Information Studies (LIS); 1.3 Leadership in Academic Libraries; 1.4 Defining Toxic Leadership; 1.5 Identifying Toxic Leadership in the Literature; 1.6 Toxic Leadership in Academic Libraries; References; 2 How to Acknowledge Toxic Leadership's Presence.
  • 2.1 The Effects of Toxic Leadership2.2 Effects on Academic Librarians; 2.3 Effects on User Services; 2.4 When is it not Toxic Leadership?; References; 3 What to Do About Toxic Leadership?; 3.1 What to Do About the Situation at Your Library?; 3.2 Documenting Incidents of Toxic Behavior; 3.3 Building a Support Network; 3.3.1 Expanding the Support Network; 3.3.2 Other Options; 3.4 Who to Talk to About What Is Happening?; 3.5 The Consequences of Inaction; 3.6 Why Stay?; 3.7 Who Benefits From Inaction?; 3.8 Summary; References; 4 Regaining Control of the Library.
  • 4.1 The Toxic Leader Has Been Removed, Now What?4.2 Mechanisms to Counter Toxic Leadership; 4.3 The Need for Academic Libraries to Practice Self-Examination; 4.4 Professional Library Associations Lack "People Training"; 4.5 Maintaining a Nontoxic Leader Library; 4.5.1 The Interview Process: Making it More Inclusive; 4.5.2 Selecting Interim Leaders From Within the Library; 4.6 The Role Human Resources Should Be Playing; 4.7 The Role of the Academic Institution's Upper Administration; 4.8 Summary; References; 5 Healing for the Organization Free of Toxic Leaders.
  • 5.1 Healing the Academic Library Free of Toxic Leaders5.2 Healing for Academic Librarians; 5.3 Minimizing Residual Toxicity in the Academic Library; 5.4 Healing for Librarians Who Have Left; 5.5 Summary; References; 6 Cases; 6.1 Introduction; Case 1; Discussion Questions; Case 2; Discussion Questions; Case 3; Discussion Questions; Case 4; Discussion Questions; Reference; Conclusion; Appendix A: Survey Results; A.1 Demographics; A.1.1 Country of Residency; A.2 Leadership and Toxic Leadership Items; Appendix B: Semi-Structured Interview Guide; Index; Back Cover.

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