Observations from a Professor Serving as Dean
一位会计学教授基于七年商学院院长经验，比较了优秀学者与成功院长的行为相似性，并建议早期识别和培养有管理兴趣的教授，尤其是会计学者。
ABSTRACT This paper draws from my experiences as an accounting professor who has served as the dean of a business school for over seven years. It is based on my Presidential Scholar Lecture to the virtual 2020 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. The challenges and opportunities that scholars face in their research and teaching differ substantially from those that deans face in leading and managing schools. Nonetheless, I have found many similarities between the behaviors of the best scholars and the most successful deans. Because the dean has a major impact on the success of a school, the academy should identify professors who have an interest in and skill for managing and leading early in their career and encourage, mentor, and develop them. This is particularly true for accounting professors because their understanding of financial information provides them with a competitive advantage in administration.