QUESTIONNAIRE DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM 685 FACULTY MEMBERS IN 12 LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES. MEASURES INCLUDED AMOUNTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE INFLUENCE, BASES OF INFLUENCE FOR THE DEAN AND FACULTY, AND LEVELS OF FACULTY SATISFACTION. FACULTY SATISFACTION WAS GREATEST IN THOSE COLLEGES HAVING THE HIGHEST TOTAL INFLUENCE ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF THE ACADEMIC HIERARCHY. FACULTY ALSO INDICATED GREATEST… Continue reading Faculty satisfaction and the Dean’s influence: an organizational study of twelve liberal arts colleges