The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study is to describe what style of leadership is self-described by Academic Deans of Bible Colleges and Seminaries in the United States to impact student success. The study will also seek to identify how these Academic Deans describe student success. This study used a qualitative descriptive method and…

This exploratory study examined the rates of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership among academic library deans, directors, and university librarians to see if any differences in leadership styles existed by gender, age and experience of the leaders, and type of institution in which they worked. The study found no…

Research has shown that women managers in the United States were considered more effective when they were rated higher than men in factors related to transformational leadership. Given that culture and a woman's position within a culture are different in the Middle East, this study was designed to examine the impact of gender on the effectiveness…