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2007 Annual International CHRIE Conference & Exposition 
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Associate Dean, Executive Director, and Interim Dean/Chair. Prior to the job currently held, the respondents most 
commonly held the academic rank of Full Professor (38.3%) before assuming the administrator role. This was 
closely followed by the rank of Associate Professor (37.2%). Table 1 illustrates how the respondents identified how 
their time is spent in an administrative role. The respondents were asked to identify what percentage of their time 
was spent on each activity. Table 2 lists what traits are important to be a successful leader in a hospitality and 
tourism program. Respondents were asked how important they felt each trait was in being a good academic leader. 
The scale was from one to five with one being ‘Extremely Important.’ Table 3 illustrates the factors that the 
respondents felt were most important in having confidence in an academic leader. The respondents were asked to 
select one from the five options presented (including the ‘decline to answer’ option).
Table 1