Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership explores toxic leadership in academic libraries, 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 on how to identify a toxic leader in an academic library setting, how to address toxic leadership, and how to work toward eradicating it from the organization. In addition, it discusses which steps can be used to prevent libraries from hiring toxic leaders. Covers toxic leadership in academic libraries, a topic that has never been explored beforePresents original research based on a two-phase study about toxic leadership in academic librariesDemonstrates how to identify toxic leadership in librariesShows how toxic leadership can manifest itself, providing the reader with steps to eradicate it INDICE: What is Leadership? Defining Leadership Leadership Studies in Library and Information Studies Leadership in Academic Libraries What is Toxic Leadership? Defining Toxic Leadership Toxic Leadership and Academic Libraries How to Acknowledge Toxic Leadership's Presence What to do about Toxic Leadership? Effects on Academic Librarians Effects on user services What do to about the situation? Who to talk to about what is happening at the library? The Consequences of Inaction How to Regain Control of the Library The Healing Process for Survivors of Toxic Leaders Steps for striving to maintain a Toxic Leader Free Library Case Studies (5 to 7 cases to illustrate the variety of manifestations of toxic leadership in academic libraries, from what had to happen to have their library's leadership deal with the toxicity in their libraries)
- ISBN: 978-0-08-100637-5
- Editorial: Chandos Publishing
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 180
- Fecha Publicación: 15/10/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés