... leadership course (n=21), which in contrast incorporated theoretical instruction, skills practice, and experiential learning. Both samples included organizational leaders throughout the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Findings Results of a pre-post survey confirmed that when compared with participants...

...Romie Frederick Littrell The review and research papers begin with a long paper discussing the history of the development and the findings of the preferred leader behaviour project across multiple country and within-country samples. This paper introduces the theoretical underpinnings...

...Romie Frederick Littrell; Romie Frederick Littrell Purpose This article aims to introduce the theoretical underpinnings of a project that contributes to the empirical field research study literature concerning societal cultural and individual value priority effects on explicit preferred leader...

... education Transformative learning Globally responsible leadership Sustainability Responsibility Leaders (1) refocussing education to ensure that we educate and develop globally responsible leaders; (2) transforming research into an applied field and infusing it with the clear purpose...

..., and is decreasing sharply and permanently when measured on a per student basis. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for university leaders that can provide the foundation for the transformation that needs to take place as universities face a permanent decline in public support. The primary goal...

... in terms of capabilities delivered. In the case of Berkeley‐Haas, the macro end of the reform is pinned down via an explicit leader archetype, that of a path‐bending leader, and an explicit supporting culture. At the micro end, the operative integration concept is termed “capabilities integration...

... leadership in different situations. Findings There are four elements or virtues in leadership. The importance of each virtue and the key points in each of them change as an organization or a venture evolves from one situation to another. Leaders should match their leadership with the specific situation...

... thinking system. With sufficient evidence demonstrated, it argues that a Taoism‐oriented model of leadership offers a complementary lens, through which leadership insights can be deepened, and may serve as an effective tool for adaptive leaders in a world where change is the only constant. Design...

...Paul Vanderbroeck Purpose First, this paper aims to demonstrate that there are specific obstacles to the progression of women to top positions. Second, it aims to give advice to individual women leaders and to organizations how to go about removing such obstacles. Design/methodology/approach...

... implications The paper provides guidelines for successful leadership development in practice. Originality/value The paper takes a holistic approach to leadership development and proposes a set of items for measuring leadership development. Leadership development Leaders The concepts...

...Richard Boyatzis; Richard E. Boyatzis; Franco Ratti Purpose The purpose of this study is to report data showing competencies that distinguish effective managers and leaders in a large Italian company and in Italian cooperatives. Design/methodology/approach The approach takes the form...

...Yusuf Munir Sidani Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of speech on transformational leadership attributions and the role of follower self‐esteem in fostering the relationship between followers and their leaders. Design/methodology/approach Survey research was used testing...

... The findings lead to the suggestion that great leaders, at times of national change, articulate a shared ideal or national vision and are primarily grounded in the positive emotional attractor. Furthermore, they appeal to their followers' cognition and affect. Research limitations/implications While...