... grounded in behavioral-ethics literature, mapping adaptive leadership behaviors (situational leadership theory) to dynamic employee profiles, and providing propositions linking ethical congruence to developmental transitions. Findings Ethical congruence functions as a conditioning dimension...

... at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence Transformation Leadership Strategy Digitalization Strategic actions Strategy work Digitalization is currently one of the most fundamental strategic challenges for both private and public organizations. Emerging technologies such as artificial...

...Adam Biggs; Scott Johnston; Dale Russell Purpose Leadership assessment programs are intended to ensure that the organization retains or hires high-quality leadership. Among the many skills that must be included, executive communication is a cornerstone of effective leadership. However...

...Katharina Gilli; Nicole Lettner; Wolfgang Guettel Purpose Business leaders are facing a change of role as digitalization continues to intensify in organizations. As technological change is bringing back supposedly old virtues of leadership, this study aims to explain the impact digital...

... is just one example of multinational companies that found themselves victims of internal impropriety, poor leadership supervision and unethical strategic decision-making resulting in significant financial losses, drastic declines in stock price and damaged reputation. Using Wells Fargo as an example from...

... makes some employees unhappy. At the other extreme lie those evanescent psychological and emotional states that plain words such as leadership, flexibility, courage or optimism almost completely fail to do justice to. While many organizations recognize the importance of these characteristics of culture...

...Sebastian Salicru; John Chelliah Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present a model of leadership fulfiling the need of our times: The leadership psychological contract (LPC). In the current socio-economic environment of uncertainty and unprecedented change, both business environments...

... successful. This paper thus enriches existing theory by filling the unexplored links between success in first-time succession and the initiating force of the succession. Some insights into frequently occurring malpractice in the succession process are also presented. Leadership Entrepreneurship...

... management leadership challenges organizational members to consider market and technological drivers equally, they may outperform rivals who follow only one or the other strategy through isolated silos. During the innovation process this pragmatic approach becomes apparent when the organization...

... to leadership styles and stereotypes held about other functional departments. The aim of this paper is to understand the leadership qualities important to the marketing function and compare them to those found important in other business functions. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected...

...Laurent Tournois Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how one company built and sustained market leadership by implementing a market‐oriented business strategy involving defensive and offensive management. Design/methodology/approach With an historical approach...

... to employee) leadership practices, management teams can more effectively engage their entire workforce in sustainability endeavors. Design/methodology/approach A narrative synthesis approach is used to integrate extant empirical and practitioner literature spanning various disciplines in order...

... of automotive vehicles, to re‐establish the consumers' trust. Design/methodology/approach A crisis, typically considered to be a negative issue, can be a positive event in the life of a corporate firm, such as Toyota, if the corporate leadership involved seizes the opportunity to make appropriate...

...Sooksan Kantabutra; Gayle C. Avery Purpose This study examines the question of whether sustainable leadership principles, also known as Rhineland leadership, can apply to a listed business in an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach Avery's sustainable leadership grid...

...Jörg Reckhenrich; Martin Kupp; Jamie Anderson Purpose The paper “Made in heaven – produced on earth: creative leadership as art of projection” is about the concept of projection in the context of leadership. Design/methodology/approach This article takes a close look at Jeff Koons...

...Satish Raghavendran; Priti S. Rajagopalan Purpose Unprecedented complexity is reshaping the financial services industry and presenting formidable challenges to financial services leaders and their organizations. “Sensemaking of Complexity: Leadership in Financial Services,” highlights seven...

... Leadership This paper introduces a new change management model developed by ChangeTracking Research (CTRE), a management consulting firm based in Sydney, Australia. The model was developed after surveying employees in 146 organizations worldwide to gain an understanding of issues that mattered...

... to those levers that can help companies create, maintain and strengthen a competitive edge. Findings The study identifies the pillars of success of high‐performing companies and shows how leadership, entrepreneurship culture, market orientation, core competences and leadership influence...

... of employee to manager trust in employee engagement? A review and summary of existing empirical literature from the areas of employee engagement, human resources, strategy, and leadership was assembled to answer these questions and provide an evidenced‐based set of prescriptions for practicing managers...

...Harvey Seifter; Ted Buswick; Nancy J. Adler Purpose Leadership insight describes the importance of and approach to reflection for leaders, using traditional journal writing, leadership wisdom statements, and art work. Design/methodology/approach The article introduces the multiple...