Educational Leaders and Partnerships: A Critical Examination of the GLOBE Model for Higher Education Contexts in the Asia Pacific Region

Abstract

Leading a new partnership in an unconscious, unstructured, or random manner restricts possible success and subsequent benefits. A guiding question drives this theoretical framework: how can higher education leaders partner in effective ways with local organizations in the Asia Pacific region while at the same time, honoring local cultural considerations? The GLOBE studies will be used as a framework to better understand higher education leaders’ interests and practices in community partnership creation. Perhaps productive and effective models of community partnerships with IHEs can be found in the country clusters that emphasize team-oriented and participative leadership as opposed to the other behaviors such as charismatic, humane oriented, autonomous, or self-protective. An important strength of the GLOBE studies and subsequent data allows educational leaders from a variety of countries to better understand and to collaborate with diverse constituents. A localized and common understanding should beget a cycle of more impactful community-based partnerships.