Resumen

BADILLO VEGA, Rosalba; BUENDIA ESPINOSA, Angélica  y  KRUCKEN, Georg. The Leadership of Rectors in Universities' "Third Mission": Global Visions, Local Views. RMIE [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.65, pp.393-417. ISSN 1405-6666.

One of the transformations in higher education is associated with the interactions of its institutions with other types of organizations in the public, private, and social sectors. A branch of research rarely addressed is the study of the leadership of university presidents as relevant actors in the academic and administrative management of higher education institutions. This article analyzes the relation between research on the "third mission" in innovative universities, and research dedicated to the analysis of university presidents' leadership styles. We turn to psychology in the study of behavior and to the sociology of organizations to propose an ideal type of leadership to steer higher education institutions, contrasting this leadership with the reality of Mexico's public universities.

Palabras llave : university presidents; leadership; relation between university and society; university management; Mexico.