... guidance for intelligence leaders by showing how organisational learning can be embedded through routine practices, aligned governance and middle-management leadership without weakening hierarchical accountability. Originality/value This study provides an empirically grounded analysis of organisational...

... 29 10 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Retention Recruitment Law enforcement personnel Leadership Human resources Arizona Board of Regents Law enforcement organizations across the US face challenges...

...Samuel Perry; Claire Davis Purpose Leadership and management have typically been defined as separate and distinct activities. This study examined the everyday management and leadership practices of police sergeants and inspectors in one UK police constabulary. Findings reveal the prominence...

...Jannick Schneider; Clemens Striebing; Lydia Uhler; Johanna Marie Wührl; Simon Schmaus; Mathias Weber Purpose This study investigates the differential effectiveness of leadership styles within the German Federal Police Office, focusing on how these styles interact with employees' personal values...

...Dimitra (Jenny) Cartwright; Joseph McNulty Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic tested leadership in chaos and complexity and resulted in many lessons learnt in the process. One such opportunity was the cruise ship Ruby Princess “mishap” in Australia which resulted in the failure to quarantine the virus...

... of policing, elevate the importance of police misconduct and reject a tough physical approach. Women police leaders were also more likely than male police leaders to think that effective leadership influences the behavior of subordinates and more likely to feel that the rules leave room for interpretation...

...Jacqueline M. Drew; Chantal Chevroulet Purpose The purpose of this research is to empirically test the role of psychological contract breach in explaining the relationship between leadership style and procedural justice, burnout and psychological distress. This study provides important insights...

..., with higher time pressure leading to a weaker relationship. Originality/value This is the first study empirically examining feedback-seeking as a key leadership behavior on a daily basis. The results show that organizational conditions promote leaders' feedback-seeking behavior and indicate organizations...

... Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Organization Leadership Accountability Police Performance measurement Gilling (2014) argues that as a result of NPM-inspired reforms, policing in the UK moved away from a traditional bureau-professional model based...

... at lowest levels, to the relevancy of military leadership, and to the effects of military organization and style on the ability to deal with stress were largely attributable to those with combat deployment experience. Originality/value This is the only study to use more accurate measures...

...Anthony G. Vito; Gennaro F. Vito Purpose – One of the most popular texts on his subject, Donald T. Phillips’ Lincoln on Leadership – Executive Strategies for Tough Times, offers a superb examination of the President’s views on how to lead an organization. The purpose of this paper...

...Gennaro F. Vito; George E. Higgins; Andrew S. Denney Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine three different structural models the Leadership Challenge model to determine if they best capture transactional or transformational leadership. The three models are derived from the literature...

... the idea that law enforcement special operations teams play a critical role in the maintenance of public safety. Despite the importance of police special operations teams, there is virtually no empirical research specifically addressing leadership within these teams. The paper aims to discuss these issues...

...Mary B. Sarver; Holly Miller Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the leadership styles of police chiefs and how these styles related to demographic, personality, and effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – Participants included 161 police chiefs in Texas who completed...

... Leadership Community-oriented policing This survey was sent to all 254 sheriff's offices and a random sample of 262 of the 1,055 police departments in Texas. A cover letter addressed to the head of the agency was sent explaining the nature of the survey and the mailings were addressed to the respective...

...Lorraine Mazerolle; Steve Darroch; Gentry White Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of leadership in problem‐oriented policing (POP). Design/methodology/approach This paper uses interrupted time series models to isolate the impact on crime trends of a transformational...

... was that strong leadership played the most important role in the implementation of the crime reduction strategies and accountability practices. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Police Crime reduction strategies Accountability Leadership Organizational change Problem solving Crime analysis...

.... Schafer (2009) states plainly “the need for effective leadership in policing is quite evident” (p. 238). This is true for all levels of leadership, from front line supervisors (such as patrol sergeants) to top departmental commanders including chiefs of police. Schafer (2009) conducted a survey of 769...

... a mediating role in the relationship between leadership competency and project performance. The third objective is to examine the moderating role of project type in the relationship between job satisfaction and project performance. Design/methodology/approach To address the primary aims, a questionnaire...

...Gennaro F. Vito; Geetha Suresh; George E. Richards Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the opinion of 126 police managers from 23 US states regarding their ideal leadership style as expressed under the items of the leader behavior description questionnaire (LBDQ). Design...