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The middle manager: Truly in the middle
Author(s) -
Ellis Herman,
Moon Jim
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
new directions for student services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0695
pISSN - 0164-7970
DOI - 10.1002/ss.37119915506
Subject(s) - middle management , middle east , middle level , perspective (graphical) , student affairs , politics , public relations , political science , training (meteorology) , sociology , management , higher education , computer science , engineering , law , economics , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , physics , meteorology
Many program managers in student affairs bring methods and values from their graduate training and entry‐level positions that do not adequately prepare them for the conflicting roles of middle management. Building alliances within a political perspective is an approach they can use to manage the dynamics of being caught in the middle and thereby more easily accomplish their goals.