Book Launch | Jesuit Higher Educational Leadership: A Case Study of Universities in Asia
Book Launch | Jesuit Higher Educational Leadership: A Case Study of Universities in Asia
13
Sep
Book Launch | Jesuit Higher Educational Leadership: A Case Study of Universities in Asia will be held at Seminary Library on 13 September, 2026.
Book Description:
This book examines the perceptions of senior management, faculty members, and administrators regarding Jesuit leadership across four Asian Jesuit universities. The central research question is: What are the conceptualisation, collaboration with others, and challenges of Jesuit higher educational leadership?
A two-stage research approach was employed. The first stage involved qualitative research, including interviews and expert consultations, while the second stage comprised quantitative surveys. Data were collected across the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan, with 30 interviews conducted via Zoom and 44 completed online surveys.
The book made four significant contributions to scholarly literature. First, it conceptualised Jesuit higher educational leadership, which encompassed six features: interpersonal support, community building, selflessness, equality, integrity, and spirituality. Second, it empirically established a scale or a model of Jesuit higher educational leadership. Third, it empirically confirmed that collaboration with others was the mediator between Jesuit higher educational leadership and the president’s performance. Finally, it identified Jesuit higher educational leaders’ challenges, identifying conspicuous similarities and differences between the four universities.
About the Author:
DPhil (Oxon), PhD, DBA, MBA (Edin), MSc (HKU)
Dr. Bernard Lee is an Associate Professor at Saint Francis University and previously served as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford. His academic credentials are exceptional, comprising a DPhil in Education from the University of Oxford, a PhD in Marketing from the University of Nottingham, a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Newcastle, an MBA from the University of Edinburgh, and an MSc from the University of Hong Kong.
With over a decade of professional experience in marketing, Dr. Lee is a Chartered Marketer and a life member of both the Oxford Union and the Internet Professional Association (IProA). His research interests span artificial intelligence, business ethics, service marketing, and entrepreneurship, with a steadfast commitment to generating knowledge that bridges academic theory and practical application.
Since 2024, Dr. Lee has demonstrated outstanding scholarly productivity, authoring four academic books with Springer Nature and recently contracting a fifth publication. He has also published two Web of Science-indexed papers, one Q1 (SSCI) and one Q2.
Details:
Date：13 September 2026
Time：2:15pm – 3:45 pm
Venue: Seminary Library, Seminary Campus, University of Saint Joseph (Largo S. Agostinho No. 5 )
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