Farquhar, Katherine
Leadership in Limbo: Organization dynamics during interim admininstrations
Katherine Farquhar studied fortythree legal service corporation agencies that went through executive director changes between 1985 and 1989. among other findings, Farquhar found that attitudes toward the departing director tended to be negative. There was considerable staff interest and involvement in executive search process, although staff assessment of the search itself was somewhat mixed. The admininstrations of "acting" directors were generally well received, although many were characterized as stressful". The fact that the acting admininstrator was a candidate for the executive position did have some impact on staff attitudes as well. Finally, Farquhar found that transitions to a new director typic
Organization
Leadership
Leadership in Limbo: Organization dynamics during interim admininstrations
Katherine Farquhar studied fortythree legal service corporation agencies that went through executive director changes between 1985 and 1989. among other findings, Farquhar found that attitudes toward the departing director tended to be negative. There was considerable staff interest and involvement in executive search process, although staff assessment of the search itself was somewhat mixed. The admininstrations of "acting" directors were generally well received, although many were characterized as stressful". The fact that the acting admininstrator was a candidate for the executive position did have some impact on staff attitudes as well. Finally, Farquhar found that transitions to a new director typic
Organization
Leadership