Innovative Empowering Leadership Guidelines for Administrators? High Performance in the Universities under Jilin Province
Keywords:
Innovative Empowering Leadership, Guidelines, Administrators, High Performance, Universities, Jilin ProvinceAbstract
This research aims to explore the establishment of the innovative empowering leadership guidelines for administrators? high performance in the universities under Jilin Province.
This study was a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. In the first step, the purposive sampling method was selected 13 key informants, consisted of administrators, presidents and vice professors with more than 10 years? experience in Jilin Province. The second step: sample was 358 administrators and teachers, determined sample size with Krejcie and Morgan's table, and obtained by the stratified random sampling technique. The third step, the 7 key informants included deans and directors from different universities in Jilin Province by purposive sampling method. The instruments used for data collection were in-depth interview form, five-point rating scale questionnaires and focus group discussion form.
Results of research were found that: the innovative empowering leadership guidelines for administrators? high performance in the universities under Jilin Province include: (1) policy and resources support, (2) autonomy, (3) encourage teamwork, (4) participative decision making, (5) coaching, (6) enhancing the meaningfulness of work, (7) open communication, (8) professional development opportunities, (9) perceived organizational support. By implementing innovative and empowering leadership guidelines for administrators, universities were likely to enhance the overall education quality.
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