Leading Rites: An Examination of Ritualization and Leadership in Faculty Professional Life

About the Book

How does the faculty of a small liberal arts college make meaning of their professional careers and their personal lives? In this book, based on a particular study at one small college in the Midwest, author Shah Hasan explores the narrative contours of the lives of four faculty members—Francesca, Charles, Paula, and Rebecca. Utilizing the qualitative research approaches of extended interviews, narrative analysis, and narrative inquiry, the stories of their service at the college are excavated for patterns of ritualization and leadership.

About the Author

Shah Hasan has served as a dean, provost, staff, and faculty at The College of Wooster, Columbus State Community College, Ohio State, Kansas State, West Virginia, Franklin, Otterbein, Ohio Dominican, and Urbana Universities. He is a consultant and has frequently led presentations principally in the areas of leadership, change and transition, strategic planning, and managing meaning in organizations. Hasan earned a B.A. from The College of Wooster, a M.A. from The Ohio State University, a MBA in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University, and a Ph.D. from Ohio University.