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Ubuntu (2014)
Book Chapter
Bolden, R. (2014). Ubuntu. In D. Coghlan, & M. Brydon-Miller (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research. London: SAGE

The concept of Ubuntu is an alternative to individualistic and utilitarian philosophies that tend to dominate in the West. It is a Zulu/Xhosa word, with parallels in many other African languages, which is most directly translated into English as ‘hu... Read More about Ubuntu.

Leadership and branding in business schools: A Bourdieusian analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Naidoo, R., Gosling, J., Bolden, R., O'Brien, A., & Hawkins, B. (2014). Leadership and branding in business schools: A Bourdieusian analysis. Higher Education Research and Development, 33(1), 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2013.864612

This paper explores the growth of corporate branding in higher education (HE) and its use by academic and professional managers as a mechanism for not only enhancing institutional reputation but also for facilitating internal culture change. It uses... Read More about Leadership and branding in business schools: A Bourdieusian analysis.

Hybrid configurations of leadership in higher education employer engagement (2014)
Journal Article
Bolden, R., & Petrov, G. (2014). Hybrid configurations of leadership in higher education employer engagement. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 36(4), 408-417. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2014.916465

Recent literature has emphasised the distributed nature of leadership in higher education (HE) and the multitude of actors and factors that contribute towards organisational outcomes. Gronn suggests, however, that rather than using such evidence to p... Read More about Hybrid configurations of leadership in higher education employer engagement.