Changing university culture through promotion policies

Abstract

Just as the competitive advantage of Japanese industry prompted leaders of American businesses to examine the effect of Japanese culture on its workers/associates, academic leaders need to examine the effect of university culture and its effect on the professoriate. This paper describes university culture, notes the importance of senior faculty leadership in that culture, outlines the promotion policy format in most universities, and details the distinctive aspects of promotion documents in the School of Technology at Purdue University.