Women Leaders in Higher Education

An Integrative Leadership Development Model

Elizabeth Fisher Turesky, Carol J. Nemeroff (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

VI, 533 Seiten

2026
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-032-13523-0 (ISBN)

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This book examines the developed leadership perspectives and capacities of 24 women presidents in the northeastern United States from the lenses of organizational behavior and psychology. Building Madsen s groundbreaking work (2008), it highlights how these women overcame challenges and biases to reach the presidency. Based on this analysis, the authors present the Women s Integrative Leadership Development (WILD) model, which integrates and contextualizes the trajectories, relationships, personal characteristics, and leadership skills of the interviewees within an ever-evolving societal landscape.

Ultimately, this book distills the shared elements of successful women leaders, offering a valuable resource for those interested in management, career development, HRD, HRM, and organizational behavior, particularly as there are few validated models of leadership development tailored specifically for women.

Elizabeth Fisher Turesky, Ph.D, MPA, is a Professor in the Leadership and Organizational Studies Program at the University of Southern Maine, USA. Her research focuses on the nexus of experiential learning and leadership development, organizational change and development, and gender and leadership work that has earned her international recognition through numerous publications and presentations.

Before joining academia full-time, Dr. Turesky consulted across various sectors, focusing on innovative approaches to leadership and organizational development. Her practice centered on cultivating potential among senior and emerging leaders while helping individuals and institutions align their vision, purpose, values, and performance. She remains passionate about nurturing the next generation of leaders, particularly those committed to building inclusive organizational cultures.

Carol J. Nemeroff serves as Dean of the Renaissance College in the University of New Brunswick's School of Interdisciplinary Leadership, Canada, and as Principal at the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center (MeRTEC) at the University of Southern Maine. She has gained international recognition for her collaborative work with Paul Rozin on "magical contagion," demonstrating how this cognitive heuristic shapes everyday behavior across diverse domains. Her research extends this framework to examine intuitive, heuristic-based thinking in illness risk perception, public attitudes toward recycled water, and the moral dimensions of food and eating as they intersect with gender role expectations and stereotypes. These investigations connect to broader research interests in institutional trust and mistrust, as well as gender and culture, which have led to her current focus on women in leadership.

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE LANDSCAPE OF WOMEN AS LEADERS.- SECTION II: FORMATION AND LEARNING THE LENSES.- SECTION III: RELATIONSHIPS AND OPENING DOORS.- SECTION IV: DREAM WEAVING AND MANIFESTING THE DREAM.- SECTION V: METAFACTORS OF THE WILD MODEL OPPORTUNITY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.- SECTION VI: CULTURES AS CRADLES NURTURING THE FEMININE AND TRANSCENDING THE BINARY.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.4.2026
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Studies in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization in Business
Zusatzinfo	VI, 533 p. 16 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
Schlagworte	Diversity • Gender and Leadership • higher education • Leadership Identity • Leadership knowledge and skills • Women and Leadership • women Presidents
ISBN-10	3-032-13523-0 / 3032135230
ISBN-13	978-3-032-13523-0 / 9783032135230
Zustand	Neuware