ABSTRACT
Th is place is more like a political jungle, alive and screaming, than a rigid, quiet bureaucracy. (Baldridge, 1971b, p. 9)
INTRODUCTION Regardless of any cultural beliefs about the rationality or serenity of college campuses, higher education history including the social unrest of the 1960s, intense public scrutiny of the 1990s, and economic crisis of the early 21st century shapes these organizations as contested political ground composed of stakeholders, power elites, confl icting priorities, and strategic maneuvering.
