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Understanding Academic Leadership: Theory, Practice and Future Horizons

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  • Dr. Vedant V. Pandya

    (Professor, M. K. Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar)

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This paper provides a comprehensive, post-doctoral level analysis of the domain of academic leadership. It defines the concept, traces its historical and theoretical evolution and deconstructs its core dimensions, components and classifications. The unique operational environment of higher education, with its inherent tensions between collegiality and managerialism, is examined. This paper details the internal and external roles of academic leaders, explores the determinants of their effectiveness and reviews frameworks for measurement and assessment. Key contemporary challenges—including financial pressures, technological disruption and shifting stakeholder expectations—are analyzed. Finally, the paper identifies emerging trends, projects future directions and synthesizes critical research gaps, concluding that the future-ready academic leader must be an adaptive, emotionally intelligent and data-literate agent of change within a complex and dynamic ecosystem.

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  • Dr. Vedant V. Pandya, 2025. "Understanding Academic Leadership: Theory, Practice and Future Horizons," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 12(13), pages 3082-3095, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:13:p:3082-3095
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