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Whiletheroleoftheuniversitypresidenthasevolveddramaticallyinrecentyearstherecruitmentpoolandselectionprocesshavechangedlittlesincethe1960s.InLeadershipUnderFireRossPaulcombinesleadershiptheoryinter-viewswithelevenofCanadasmostsuccessfulpresidentsandthirty-veyearsofpersonalexperiencetoshedlightonthecomplexityandimportanceoflead-ingauniversityandidentiessomeofthecriticalchallengesandopportunitiesfacingCanadianuniversitiestoday.PaulilluminatessomeofthewaysinwhichCanadianuniversitiesareuniqueandusesthesedifferencestomakecleartheimportanceoforganiza-tionalculturalandinstitutionaltforleadersconfrontingcriticalacademicissuessuchasacademicleadershipandaccountabilitystudentsuccessandsup-portuniversityfundingandfundraisingstrategicplanninggovernmentandcommunityrelationsandinternationalism.Hisanalysisreafrmssomelong-standingpracticeswhilearguingthatchangesarebadlyneededinothers.LeadershipUnderFireishighlyrelevanttouniversityboardsofgovernorsprovincialeducationministriesandotheragenciesthatinteractwithuniver-sitiesandthustheirleaders.OverallthebookprovidesanexcellentinsideaccountofaCanadianuniversitypresidency.ElizabethCannonPolicyOptionsRossH.Paulhasheldseniorleadershippositionsinfourpost-secondaryinsti-tutionsinthreeCanadianprovincesoverthepastthirty-veyearsincludingtenuresaspresidentofLaurentianandWindsorUniversities.Althoughresearchuniversitiesrepresentonlyfteentotwentypercentofnationaluniversitysystemsworldwidetheyprovidethebulkoffundamentalresearchanddoctoraltraining.Writtenbytwoveteranuniversityadministra-torsLeadingResearchUniversitiesinaCompetitiveWorldfocusesontheinternationalrankingsystemsunevendistributionoftheseinstitutionsinin-dustrializedcountriesandtheorganizationalfactorsaffectingtheirefcacyprestigeandperformance.RobertLacroixandLouisMaheuarguethatresearchuniversitiesdespitebeingembeddedwithinacademiasmindsetandruleshavetomastermarketinuencesandrelationshipsinordertoproducenewknowledgeandattracttheraretalentandlimitednancialassetsrequiredforsuccessfulresearchandeducationactivities.ComparingthecongurationofhighereducationsystemsintheUSUKFranceandCanadatheauthorsoutlinethewaysinwhichresearchuniversitieswhichneedpublicfundingandhavetoengagediverseformsofstateregulationmaypossesssufcientautonomytobehaveasinde-pendentactors.Theydemonstratethatreachinganequilibriumbetweenautonomyandstateregulationthoughchallengingisanessentialelementinthesuccessofhighperformingresearchuniversities.LeadingResearchUniversitiesinaCompetitiveWorldilluminatestheoperationoftheseinstitutionsthroughsubstantivequantitativeandquali-tativedatasetstoaddressthefundamentalquestionofwhyuniversitiesper-formdifferently.RobertLacroixisprofessorofeconomicsandpresidentemeritusatUniversitdeMontralandfellowofciranoCenterforInteruniversityResearchandAnalysisofOrganizations.LouisMaheuisprofessoremeritusofsociologyatUniversitdeMontralandfellowofcirano.20MQUPSPRING2015SPECIFICATIONSApril2015978-0-7735-4531-129.95TCDN29.95TUS19.99paper6x9344ppe-bookavailableSPECIFICATIONSFebruary2015978-0-7735-4477-249.95ACDN49.95AUS33.00cloth6x9304pp35tablese-bookavailableEDUCATIONSOCIOLOGYLeadingResearchUniversitiesinaCompetitiveWorldrobertlacroixandlouismaheuTranslatedbyPaulKlassenComparativeanalysesoftheelementsthathelpresearchuniversitiesperformtoworld-classstandards.newinpaperLeadershipUnderFireTheChallengingRoleoftheCanadianUniversityPresidentrossh.paulWithanewprefacebytheauthorAninsightfulcommentaryontheleadershipchallengesfacedbyuniversitypresidentsandacomprehensivesurveyofthechanginguniversitylandscape.EDUCATIONMANAGEMENT