Views of the Top: Rising IT Leaders Discuss the CIO Position in Higher Education

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Phil Goldstein Judy Pirani
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Research Case Studies
ParentTopics:
CIO IT Workforce Development Leadership and Management Leadership Development Professional Development

Abstract

This ECAR case study complements the 2008 ECAR study by Philip J. Goldstein, Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education. Views of the Top: Rising IT Leaders Discuss the CIO Position in Higher Education looks at the role of higher education’s CIOs from the perspective of 13 rising IT leaders. As part of its broad research of IT leadership in higher education, the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research organized two focus groups of mid-career IT executives to discuss the role of the CIO in higher education, to gain insights into the factors that drive individuals to aspire to the CIO role, and to evaluate how well higher education prepares its future leaders. This case study reports the results of those important discussions.

Citation for this work: Goldstein, Philip J., and Judith A. Pirani. “Views of the Top: Rising IT Leaders Discuss the CIO Position in Higher Education” (Case Study 5). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research, 2008, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

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