大學校長帶動創意之領導作為研究
─搧鼓勵之風，點創意之火

大學為培育國家高等人才及研究高深學問的主要場所。在現今世紀的環境中，如何使大學扮演好知識殿堂的角色，藉此創發知識，活用所學，以培育出具有創造力的人才，全面提昇大學創意培養能力和國際競爭力，就是大學和大學校長的首要工作。研究針對位帶動創意領導且績效卓越的台灣大學校長，就其帶動創意的領導作為進行半結構式訪談。研究結果顯示，校長們帶動創意的作為並沒有絕對的共通性，每位校長面臨的學校處境與問題也不相同，但是校長們都可以別開蹊徑的找出適合自己學校的帶動創意作為，例如：身教、親上火線、扛起責任、知人善任、好納諫而惡彌謗，來使學校及成員獲得更好的發展。而論及克服各式各樣不同的領導困境時，校長們大多表示透過耐心且良好的溝通是最好的作法。而大學校長這些帶領創意的領導作為，主要會對大學校校長本身、大學組織本身、對組織內部成員、對大學以外的社群等四個層面帶來正面影響。

關鍵字

高等教育；創造力教育；大學校長；創意領導；帶動創意之領導作為

並列摘要

University is where advance knowledge is created and groundbreaking talents are cultivated. To stimulate innovation and creativity in students is thus the utmost important task for university presidents in the 21st century. The present study aims to explore what did university presidents whose universities had high performance in innovation do to promote creativity in students. Seven university presidents who were nominated by educational experts were interviewed for their creativity-promoting behaviors. Results showed that although each president found ways tailored to their specific university condition to resolve problems and challenges when they were promoting creativity, they also transformed their university atmosphere and inspired their faculties by their own examples, being responsible during crises, confronting dissention and pressure, taking time to find the right persons and putting in the right position, taking extra time and efforts to seek out and listen to suggestions and advices. Although facing different kinds of leadership difficulties, most presidents emphasized the important of being patient and trying their best to communicate. Results also showed that through their creative leadership, those presidents exert positive influences on their universities, members of their universities, and surrounding communities.