Abstract:
With the emergence of private universities in Bangladesh, a substantial
change has been taking place in the field of higher education for students and
entrepreneurs. At present, there are 73 private universities which play a significant
role in the tertiary education of Bangladesh and these universities are being
regulated by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh under The Private
University Act, 2010. Besides, each university has its own leadership style to create
competitive advantages which determine their position and success of these
universities in this sector.
The concept and characteristics of leadership in these private universities cannot be
explained in simple words because leadership in the universities is mixed up with
rules, regulations, hierarchical structure, friendship, respect, different touch of
motivational factors, self-assessment, self-leadership and judgment. It is to mention
that not only the concept of leadership, but also the practice of delegation &
decentralization of authority in these universities are not revealed. Therefore, this
paper has been undertaken to explore the leadership patterns of the private
universities in Bangladesh
