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The Global Business Leader
Jan 2010
Leadership has nothing to do with titles. J. Frank Brown, the Dean of INSEAD, has met a lot of CEOs in his two-and-a-half decades in business and many of them are little more than LINOs - Leaders...
Provided by INSEAD
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Re-Skilling Europe For The New Global Knowledge Economy
Jan 2010
Europe today is suffering from a skills shortage, made even worse by the economic crisis. Over the past decade, many business leaders have stressed that Europe is simply not producing, attracting,...
Provided by INSEAD
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Losing Touch: Power Diminishes Perception And Perspective
Nov 2009
With great power comes great responsibility, so goes the famous saying. But responsibility is not all that seems to accompany puissance - dictators often exhibit extreme behavior, often in ways...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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Disentangling The Influences Of Leaders' Relational Embeddedness On Interorganizational Exchange
Oct 2008
Drawing on the concept of relational embeddedness and the associated mechanisms of mutual understanding, trust, and commitment, the authors examine how leaders' prior exchange experiences...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
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Strategic Consequences of Co-Evolutionary Lock-In: Insights From A Longitudinal Process Study
Nov 2008
Based on longitudinal research of Intel's strategic evolution and grounded theorizing efforts, author examine the strategic consequences of the substantive concept of coevolutionary lock-in in...
Provided by Stanford University
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Winning The Battles That Matter Most During Recession
Jan 2009
Business managers caught in a recession must choose selectively where they want to win. The author says cash-strapped organizations struggling to set priorities should start by considering at...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Health O0n The Edge - The Future Of The NHS In England
Jan 2010
Back in 1997 - just before the general election that swept Labour to power - The author remembers writing in the journal Public Management about the need for strong political leadership to prevent...
Provided by City University of London (Cass)
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ND Expert: Truth Will Serve BP Better Than Paid Ads
Jun 2010
The first rule of crisis communication management is for the company to get the facts fast so that it is dealing from an informed position and becomes the source of reliable information, says...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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How Wealth And Culture Shape Your Values
Jul 2008
Do managers in different countries share the same values regarding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and can one predict how they incorporate those values into their decision making? Using...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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The Transforming Leadership Development Landscape
Jan 2010
The recent stream of financial failures has not only revealed institutional examples of problematic financing but, in many cases, a vacuum of leadership and effective management as well. It is no...
Provided by City University of London (Cass)
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Uncovering Your Passions And Their Applicability
Feb 2010
It is well known that passion is the single most significant source of success. Why then, do most people fall prey to the external environment and not pursue their passions? Life happens, stuff...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Overcoming The Crisis Will Take Strong, Ethical Leadership
Jan 2009
Managers consumed with maximizing short-term profits - and with them, the value of their stock options - rather than creating real, sustainable value have destroyed billions of dollars in...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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The Effective Project Leader's Mindset
Mar 2010
Many people begin their careers in functional areas such as engineering, accounting, marketing, finance, or information technology and are often taken by surprise when they find their work life...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Which CEO Characteristics And Abilities Matter?
Aug 2008
The author studies the characteristics and abilities of CEO candidates for companies involved in buyout (LBO) and Venture Capital (VC) transactions and relate them to hiring decisions, investment...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
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Give Managers With Global Mindset An Incentive To Stay
Nov 2008
Scientific self-assessment measures an individual's global mindset and identifies areas that need improvement. A 360-degree version of the instrument, which combines self-assessment with peer...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Exploring Sector Barriers That Trip Up Crossover Leaders
Sep 2008
Successful business leaders often stumble when trying to cross over to the nonprofit sector to help solve pressing social problems. These executives wanted to come into the nonprofit sector or...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Not So Fast: World Is Still Round
Sep 2008
The author declares that the world is flat. Powerful communications networks, integration of products and services and the growing mobility of ideas and human talent have opened the door to...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Leadership Through Collaboration And Harmony: How To Lead Without Formal Authority
Nov 2009
There is a growing tendency in business to recognize that pooling the ideas, resources, commitment and efforts of many is more effective than relying on the few best individuals. The paper looks...
Provided by IMD
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Harnessing Power To Capture Leadership
Jun 2008
This paper examines the relationship between the related yet distinct constructs of power and leadership. Although power (asymmetric control over valued resources) is often a foundation of...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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Thunderbird Showcases Thought Leadership At Phoenix Event
Jun 2010
Thunderbird School of Global Management faculty members Amanda Bullough, Ph.D., and Mary Sully de Luque, Ph.D., joined Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of Thunderbird for Good...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Thunderbird President Joins Washington Post Leadership Panel
Oct 2009
Thunderbird School of Global Management President Angel Cabrera has been invited to join the Washington Post "On Leadership Panel" as a regular contributor to questions posed on the latest topics...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Annual Ethics Conference: Fresh Takes On Right And Wrong
May 2010
Business ethics has moved to the center stage of public scrutiny, even as regulators and the U.S. Congress call on Goldman Sachs and other investment banks to explain their involvement in the...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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Strategic Leadership As Management Of Meanings
Jan 2008
Most literature on strategic management portrays a strategic leader as a planner, decision formulator, and implementer of structure and processes: more of a manager rather than a leader. A key...
Provided by IMD
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Building A New Leadership Perspective In Four Weeks
Jun 2010
Though the idea of leaving work for four weeks may seem daunting, many executives are embracing the opportunity to undergo a transformative experience. The Columbia Senior Executive Program, a...
Provided by Columbia University
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Seasons Of A Leader~s Development: Beyond A One-Size Fits All Approach To Designing Interventions
Mar 2010
In this paper, the authors propose a typology of leadership development methods. The authors argue that different methods are suited to the learning needs of different leaders, which the authors...
Provided by INSEAD
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General Management: Making The Transition To Cross-Functional Leadership
Jun 2010
David Dinsmore, editor of the Scottish Sun, hopes to transition to a general management role in the future and took advantage of The General Management Leadership Program last fall to prepare. As...
Provided by Columbia University
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Neuroscience's Lessons For Leadership
Jun 2010
Understanding some basic lessons from neuroscience can make you a more effective leader - and help you avoid mental practices that carry serious risks for your health, according to executive coach...
Provided by Columbia University
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Destructive Corporate Leadership And Board Loyalty Bias: A Case Study Of Michael Eisner's Long Tenure At Disney Corporation
Jun 2010
In this paper the authors argue that the widely-held public corporation, characterised by "Strong managers and weak owners" (Roe, 1994) is exposed to what Padilla, et al (2007) identify as...
Provided by City University of London (Cass)
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White Papers
Sustainable Effectiveness Of A Transformational Leadership Development Program: An Exploratory Study
Jun 2009
This paper explores the impact of a transformational leadership development program on the lives of its participants after a one year interval. The authors address three fundamental questions: (1)...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Women-Focused Leadership Development In The Middle East: Generating Local Knowledge
Oct 2009
Leadership development is high on the agenda of many executives around the world, particularly in fast-developing regions such as the Middle East. Although leadership development programs in these...
Provided by INSEAD
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Organizational Culture, Leadership, Change, And Stress
May 2009
"Any company can become a great place to work." This is an appealing statement, but how are "great places to work" characterized? At the heart of the definition of a great place to work are trust...
Provided by INSEAD
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Development And Application Of The Leadership Archetype Questionnaire
Mar 2009
The Leadership Assessment Questionnaire (LAQ) is a 360-degree survey instrument designed to help organizational leaders identify their own style of leadership and formulate appropriate development...
Provided by INSEAD
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Behind The Scenes In The Identity Laboratory: Participants~ Narratives Of Identity Transition Through Group Coaching In A Leadership Development Programme
Mar 2009
This study examined written narratives of 28 participants' experience in one executive leadership development programme, to shed light on the way they explore and experiment with new working...
Provided by INSEAD
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Transformational Leadership And Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Role Of Meaningful Work
Jul 2007
The paper is based on two studies which investigated the relationship between transformational leadership, the meaning that individuals ascribe to their work, and their psychological well-being....
Provided by Queen's University
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Leadership Coaching And Organizational Transformation: Effectiveness In A World Of Paradoxes
Nov 2008
The objective of this paper is to describe the unique leadership coaching approach of the INSEAD Global Leadership Centre (IGLC). (IGLC) has become a brand recognized throughout the world,...
Provided by INSEAD
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Business-in-Society Competence For Leading Responsibly In A Global Environment
Mar 2008
In a global stakeholder environment corporations and their leaders are confronted with complex challenges. Leading business in society poses new demands on leaders, extending their usual set of...
Provided by INSEAD
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Long-Term Effectiveness Of A Transitional Leadership Development Program: An Exploratory Study
Mar 2008
Although leadership development programs are in high demand, research into their long-term outcomes has been sparse. The main purpose of this paper is to explore how a transformational leadership...
Provided by INSEAD
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Pseudo-Transformational Leadership: Towards The Development And Test Of A Model
Sep 2007
A model was developed and tested of pseudo-transformational leadership. Pseudo-transformational leadership (i.e., the unethical facet of transformational leadership) is manifested by a particular...
Provided by Queen's University
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Responsible Leaders As Agents Of World Benefit: Learnings From PwC~s "Project Ulysses"
Feb 2008
The authors begin the paper with a brief discussion on the role of business leaders in the fight against world's social problems and address some areas of concern as to whether or not business...
Provided by INSEAD
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Emotional Aperture And Strategic Change: The Accurate Recognition Of Collective Emotions
Oct 2007
This paper introduces emotional aperture, defined as the ability to recognize the composition of diverse emotions in a collective. The authors introduces that a leader's ability to respond...
Provided by INSEAD
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Management Fashion Pay-For-Performance For CEOs
Apr 2009
The authors show theoretically and empirically that Pay-for-Performance, like many management fashions, has not achieved its intended aim. The paper focuses on previous empirical studies that...
Provided by University of Zurich
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Should Chairman And CEO Be Separated? Leadership Structure And Firm Performance In Switzerland
Apr 2008
The authors investigate the valuation effects of leadership structure in Switzerland where, in contrast to the U.S., a separation of the CEO and chairman functions is common. Consistent with the...
Provided by University of St.Gallen
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Brand Leadership In The Contemporary Economy
May 2010
The brand leadership as a best practice used by IBM, Sony, P&G, GAP, Nestlé, Smirnoff, Beiersdorf (Nivea) and others was highlighted 10 years ago by professors D.A. Aaker and E. Joachimsthaler who...
Provided by University of Iasi
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Differences Between The Relationship Of Integrity And Leadership Styles According To The Model Of Bernard Bass
Jan 2010
This paper aims to prove empirically that there are significant differences in the correlation that shows no leadership, transactional leadership and transformational leadership (MLQ) with the...
Provided by Universidad Icesi
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Prospective Romanian Leaders' View On Leadership Dimensions
Nov 2010
This paper deals with Romanian prospective leaders' perspective on outstanding leadership dimensions (styles). It is a part of a European research project, GLOBE Students, dealing with the...
Provided by Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
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The Impact Of Feminine Identity And Soft Influence Tactics On Leadership Style
May 2011
Using sex identity theory, the paper studies the impact of feminine identity and soft influence tactics on leadership styles, specifically task oriented and participative. Earlier researchers have...
Provided by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
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Leadership In Small Societies
Jun 2010
Multi-agent simulation was used to study several styles of leadership in small societies. Populations of 50 and100 agents inhabited a bounded landscape containing a fixed number of food sources....
Provided by Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
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The Dos And Don'ts Of Leadership In Sequential Public Goods Experiments
Dec 2008
The authors study the effects of leadership in the provision of public goods by examining the relative importance of reward and punishment as leadership devices, whether endogenous leadership is...
Provided by University of Innsbruck
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Defining Respectful Leadership: What It Is, How It Can Be Measured, And Another Glimpse At What It Is Related To
May 2009
Research on work values shows that respectful leadership is highly desired by employees. On the applied side, however, the extant research does not offer many insights as to which concrete...
Provided by Erasmus Research Institute of Management
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Using A Relational Models Perspective To Understand Normatively Appropriate Conduct In Ethical Leadership
Feb 2011
To describe leadership as ethical is largely a perceptional phenomenon informed by beliefs about what is normatively appropriate. Yet there is a remarkable scarcity in the leadership literature...
Provided by Erasmus Research Institute of Management
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Spiritual Capacity And Spiritual Leadership In The Improvement Of Working Conditions Of Organizations
Mar 2011
Constant environment changes and the increases in the impact of information technology and communications have brought the human beings to the point of feeling being disorganized and alienated....
Provided by ICBER
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The Role Of Transformational Leadership In Enhancing Team Reflexivity
Nov 2007
Team reflexivity, or the extent to which teams reflect upon and modify their functioning, has been identified as a key factor in the effectiveness of work teams. As yet, however, little is known...
Provided by Erasmus Research Institute of Management
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China, Japan And The Quest For Leadership In East Asia
Feb 2008
The leadership of powerful states in processes of regional institutionalization is a significant, though still widely ignored topic in the field of International Relations (IR). This paper asks...
Provided by German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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A Tool For Measuring Institutional Leadership And Its Implementation For The Evaluation Of Organizational Leadership Capability
Apr 2008
The concept of Institutional Leadership opens up some essential aspects of organizational leadership capability that could be defined as the collective ability of leadership to detect and cope...
Provided by University of Tartu
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License To Fail? How Leader Group Prototypicality Moderates The Effects Of Leader Performance On Perceptions Of Leadership Effectiveness
Oct 2008
Leadership often serves as an explanatory category for performance outcomes (i.e., failure and success). This process can strengthen or weaken leadership effectiveness, because contingent on their...
Provided by Erasmus Research Institute of Management
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Market Sharing And Price Leadership
Mar 2009
This paper proposes an alternative to the traditional model of supply and demand in markets where consumers take prices as given. Within the framework of "No side payments and partial preplay...
Provided by Stockholm University
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The Leader As Catalyst: On Leadership And The Mechanics Of Institutional Change
Jun 2007
Individual leaders have been central to the transformation of organizations, political institutions and many instances of social and economic reform. In this paper, the authors take a first step...
Provided by Queen's Economics Department
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Leadership And Gender: An Experiment
Jan 2008
The authors present an information based model of leadership in a setting that exhibits the familiar problems of free riding and coordination failure. Leaders have superior information about the...
Provided by St. Cloud State University
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European Literature And The Ethics Of Leadership: Cyrano De Bergerac
May 2010
This paper is built on an "Organizational" reading of "Great" texts, a reading focused on the leader, considering in a implicit way that he/she is a person with specific characters, circumstances...
Provided by University of Paris
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History, Expectations, And Leadership In Evolution Of Cooperation
May 2011
The authors study the evolution of the social norm of "Cooperation" in a dynamic environment. Each agent lives for two periods and interacts with agents from the previous and next generations via...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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History, Expectations, And Leadership In The Evolution Of Cooperation
May 2011
The authors study the evolution of the social norm of "Cooperation" in a dynamic environment. Each agent lives for two periods and interacts with agents from the previous and next generations via...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Chile's Growth And Development: Leadership, Policy-making Process, Policies, And Results
Jan 2009
This paper analyzes the relations between leadership, the policy-making process, policies and institutions, and development results in Chile. It starts with a stylized model for the dynamics of...
Provided by Central Bank of Chile
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Net Impact Founder Says Great Leaders Are Liberators
Feb 2011
When people are asked to think of a leader for the greater good, a name that immediately jumps to mind is Nelson Mandela, the post-apartheid leader of South Africa. But Mandela was, by most...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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ND Expert: Ford CEO~s "Epically Large" Pay Package Raises Questions Of Moral Responsibility
Mar 2011
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally, who revived the No. 2 automaker after more than $30 billion in losses from 2006 through 2008, received a stock award worth some $55 million and recently earned...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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Carolyn Woo Named CEO/President Of Catholic Relief Services
Jun 2011
Carolyn Y. Woo, Martin J. Gillen Dean of the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, will leave the University to serve as president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS),...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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Notre Dame Summer Conference Offers Business Training To Catholic Leaders
May 2011
For 10 days this summer, leaders of Catholic organizations nationwide will gather at the University of Notre Dame for a program aimed at adding hard business skills to support their missions of...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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The Emergence Of Leadership In Social Networks
Jun 2011
The authors study a networked version of the minority game in which agents can choose to follow the choices made by a neighbouring agent in a social network. They show that for a wide variety of...
Provided by Imperial College London
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Extending Likages Between Organizational Analysis And Social Structure: A Case Study Of The Celebrity-construction Of A Chinese Marketplace
Aug 2009
This paper examines the emergence of firm-celebrity, both an intangible-asset, and a facilitator of competitive advantage. Institutional approaches have asserted that organizations from the same...
Provided by University of Michigan
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Relays And Marathons: The Effects Of Succession Choice Surrounding CEO Turnover Announcements
Aug 2007
This paper examines marathon successions, which the author defines as instances where a permanent successor is not chosen at the time of a CEO departure. Marathons have become increasingly...
Provided by University of Arizona
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Another Look At Director Independence
Oct 2007
Despite the widely held view that director independence improves corporate governance, few studies find that board composition affects firm performance or CEO compensation. In this paper the...
Provided by University of Colorado
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An Examination Of Director Compensation: The Roles Of Benchmarking And Asymmetry
Jul 2007
Using a panel of 237 Fortune 500 firms, the authors find evidence that firms utilize competitive benchmarking when determining director compensation. They document asymmetry in the relation...
Provided by University of Nebraska
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CEO Power, Compensation, And Governance
Aug 2007
This paper presents a contracting model of governance based on the premise that CEOs are the main promoters of governance change. CEOs use their power to extract higher pay or private benefits,...
Provided by Boston University
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White Papers
Linking Strategy, Leadership And Organization Culture For Project Success
Aug 2007
The concept of organization culture is not new. For many decades, the influence of culture on an organization has been the focus of significant research and study - and for good reason: Culture...
Provided by Palatine Group/Management Worlds
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Integrity, Respect For Others, And Ethics ? Three Essential Leadership Qualities
Apr 2011
Ethics, respect for others and integrity, should definitely be pre requisites for leadership. Unfortunately many so called leaders do not understand or practice these values. Some leaders who are...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Roundtable Considers Careers In Nonprofit Industry
Jan 2010
Executive leaders from several nonprofit organizations ranging from the arts to education will describe career opportunities and their own job paths during the Third Annual Non-Profit Roundtable...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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Transactional, Transformational, Transcendental Leadership: Motivation Effectiveness And Measurement Of Transcendental Leadership
Jun 2007
Existent leadership theories, such transactional and transformational leadership, based on the assumption of stability and certainty, can't effectively motive employee in the quickly changing...
Provided by University of Southern California
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Leadership Styles And Ethical Decision-Making In Hospitality Management
Jul 2008
This paper examined the ways in which hospitality leaders in Australia seek to influence others in the workplace. One hundred and thirty three managers of hotels rated as three, four or five stars...
Provided by Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Leadership Qualities In Volatile Business Environments
Aug 2009
Turbulent economic environments such as the current Global Financial Crisis (GFC) present organisations with both challenges and opportunities. Researchers such as Sull (1999) and McGrath &...
Provided by Evanscorp
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Leadership And Authenticity: A Sartrean Critique
Sep 2009
Currently 'Authentic Leadership' is attracting increasing attention. Authenticity is an important concept within existentialist thinking and a Sartrean critique of authentic leadership is offered...
Provided by University of Bradford
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Webcasts
Becoming An Effective Leader
Jan 2011
What does it take to be a leader? Although it can be defined in many different ways, a true leader takes his personal characteristics and puts them toward a specific goal or cause. Interestingly...
Provided by iEntry
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White Papers
Exploring Sector Barriers That Trip Up Crossover Leaders
Sep 2008
Successful business leaders often stumble when trying to cross over to the nonprofit sector to help solve pressing social problems. These executives wanted to come into the nonprofit sector or...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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White Papers
Not So Fast: World Is Still Round
Sep 2008
The author declares that the world is flat. Powerful communications networks, integration of products and services and the growing mobility of ideas and human talent have opened the door to...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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White Papers
Leadership Through Collaboration And Harmony: How To Lead Without Formal Authority
Nov 2009
There is a growing tendency in business to recognize that pooling the ideas, resources, commitment and efforts of many is more effective than relying on the few best individuals. The paper looks...
Provided by IMD
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White Papers
Harnessing Power To Capture Leadership
Jun 2008
This paper examines the relationship between the related yet distinct constructs of power and leadership. Although power (asymmetric control over valued resources) is often a foundation of...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Thunderbird Showcases Thought Leadership At Phoenix Event
Jun 2010
Thunderbird School of Global Management faculty members Amanda Bullough, Ph.D., and Mary Sully de Luque, Ph.D., joined Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of Thunderbird for Good...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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White Papers
Thunderbird President Joins Washington Post Leadership Panel
Oct 2009
Thunderbird School of Global Management President Angel Cabrera has been invited to join the Washington Post "On Leadership Panel" as a regular contributor to questions posed on the latest topics...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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White Papers
Annual Ethics Conference: Fresh Takes On Right And Wrong
May 2010
Business ethics has moved to the center stage of public scrutiny, even as regulators and the U.S. Congress call on Goldman Sachs and other investment banks to explain their involvement in the...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
Strategic Leadership As Management Of Meanings
Jan 2008
Most literature on strategic management portrays a strategic leader as a planner, decision formulator, and implementer of structure and processes: more of a manager rather than a leader. A key...
Provided by IMD
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White Papers
Building A New Leadership Perspective In Four Weeks
Jun 2010
Though the idea of leaving work for four weeks may seem daunting, many executives are embracing the opportunity to undergo a transformative experience. The Columbia Senior Executive Program, a...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
Seasons Of A Leader~s Development: Beyond A One-Size Fits All Approach To Designing Interventions
Mar 2010
In this paper, the authors propose a typology of leadership development methods. The authors argue that different methods are suited to the learning needs of different leaders, which the authors...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
General Management: Making The Transition To Cross-Functional Leadership
Jun 2010
David Dinsmore, editor of the Scottish Sun, hopes to transition to a general management role in the future and took advantage of The General Management Leadership Program last fall to prepare. As...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
Neuroscience's Lessons For Leadership
Jun 2010
Understanding some basic lessons from neuroscience can make you a more effective leader - and help you avoid mental practices that carry serious risks for your health, according to executive coach...
Provided by Columbia University
-
White Papers
Destructive Corporate Leadership And Board Loyalty Bias: A Case Study Of Michael Eisner's Long Tenure At Disney Corporation
Jun 2010
In this paper the authors argue that the widely-held public corporation, characterised by "Strong managers and weak owners" (Roe, 1994) is exposed to what Padilla, et al (2007) identify as...
Provided by City University of London (Cass)
-
White Papers
Sustainable Effectiveness Of A Transformational Leadership Development Program: An Exploratory Study
Jun 2009
This paper explores the impact of a transformational leadership development program on the lives of its participants after a one year interval. The authors address three fundamental questions: (1)...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Women-Focused Leadership Development In The Middle East: Generating Local Knowledge
Oct 2009
Leadership development is high on the agenda of many executives around the world, particularly in fast-developing regions such as the Middle East. Although leadership development programs in these...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Organizational Culture, Leadership, Change, And Stress
May 2009
"Any company can become a great place to work." This is an appealing statement, but how are "great places to work" characterized? At the heart of the definition of a great place to work are trust...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Development And Application Of The Leadership Archetype Questionnaire
Mar 2009
The Leadership Assessment Questionnaire (LAQ) is a 360-degree survey instrument designed to help organizational leaders identify their own style of leadership and formulate appropriate development...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Behind The Scenes In The Identity Laboratory: Participants~ Narratives Of Identity Transition Through Group Coaching In A Leadership Development Programme
Mar 2009
This study examined written narratives of 28 participants' experience in one executive leadership development programme, to shed light on the way they explore and experiment with new working...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Transformational Leadership And Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Role Of Meaningful Work
Jul 2007
The paper is based on two studies which investigated the relationship between transformational leadership, the meaning that individuals ascribe to their work, and their psychological well-being....
Provided by Queen's University
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White Papers
Leadership Coaching And Organizational Transformation: Effectiveness In A World Of Paradoxes
Nov 2008
The objective of this paper is to describe the unique leadership coaching approach of the INSEAD Global Leadership Centre (IGLC). (IGLC) has become a brand recognized throughout the world,...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Business-in-Society Competence For Leading Responsibly In A Global Environment
Mar 2008
In a global stakeholder environment corporations and their leaders are confronted with complex challenges. Leading business in society poses new demands on leaders, extending their usual set of...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Long-Term Effectiveness Of A Transitional Leadership Development Program: An Exploratory Study
Mar 2008
Although leadership development programs are in high demand, research into their long-term outcomes has been sparse. The main purpose of this paper is to explore how a transformational leadership...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Pseudo-Transformational Leadership: Towards The Development And Test Of A Model
Sep 2007
A model was developed and tested of pseudo-transformational leadership. Pseudo-transformational leadership (i.e., the unethical facet of transformational leadership) is manifested by a particular...
Provided by Queen's University
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White Papers
Responsible Leaders As Agents Of World Benefit: Learnings From PwC~s "Project Ulysses"
Feb 2008
The authors begin the paper with a brief discussion on the role of business leaders in the fight against world's social problems and address some areas of concern as to whether or not business...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Emotional Aperture And Strategic Change: The Accurate Recognition Of Collective Emotions
Oct 2007
This paper introduces emotional aperture, defined as the ability to recognize the composition of diverse emotions in a collective. The authors introduces that a leader's ability to respond...
Provided by INSEAD
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Webcasts
Success Starts With You
Mar 2010
"The truth is that the world belongs not to the one who fits in, but the one who stands out" says Gail Blanke, Founder and CEO of Lifedesigns, LLC, during her speech at the American Express OPEN...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
Surviving The Early Years
Jul 2010
Pandora is an online music recommendation provider launched right as the dot-com bubble burst in March 2000. So, what did founder Tim Westergren and his young company do? "We kind of improvised...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Leadership Intentionally: Building Stellar Leaders And High Performance Workforces By Design
May 2007
The number one goal of organizations today has become that of building a high performance workforce, while finding exceptional leaders to effectively guide that workforce. What seem to be driving...
Provided by Monica Wofford
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White Papers
Developing A Leadership Strategy: A Critical Ingredient For Organizational Success
May 2009
Organizations depend upon capable leadership to guide them through unprecedented changes. Yet, there is ample evidence in the news and in recent research reports that even some of the best and...
Provided by Center for Creative Leadership
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Webcasts
Keep Your Employees Happy
May 2010
Kathryn Roberts, COO of Pump It, Inc., knows how to keep her employees happy. At the American Express OPEN Women's Business Summit, Kathryn discusses the various ways she nurtures her employees so...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
Small Biz Inspiration: Overcoming Adversity
Jan 2010
Small business owners are known for their hard work and dedication even in the face of adversity. This webcast introduces one to entrepreneurs who refused to give up despite some major personal...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Leadership Dilemma: To Consolidate, Change Or Challenge Your Organization In Turbulent Times
Nov 2009
Leaders who want to optimize their efforts to deal with these turbulent times draw upon three distinct "Engines" to drive their organization to survival and success. Those engines are: (a) Their...
Provided by UNITECH Alumni Association
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White Papers
Leadership And Value Creation Techniques For The Modern Corporation
Sep 2008
Leadership is a skill that can draw upon many tools and techniques. This paper advocates using some of the techniques and tools that have been proven to be successful in a dispute resolution...
Provided by KLG Consultants
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White Papers
The Qualities That Distinguish Women Leaders
May 2009
Women leaders are more assertive and persuasive, have a stronger need to get things done and are more willing to take risks than male leaders, according to a new study conducted by Caliper, a...
Provided by Caliper
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White Papers
Implementing New Matrix Management - The New System For Leading Today's Organization
Jan 2010
There are a lot of leaders who believe managers must have control over the people that work for them and that authority is required to get things done. But since most work is done on...
Provided by Martin Training Associates
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White Papers
Thought Leadership Marketing: Creating The Edge For Knowledge-Intensive Firms
Jul 2009
"In the current hyper-competitive marketplace, it's hard for suppliers to think objectively about what makes their business truly different from their competitors," observes Brenna Garratt, CEO of...
Provided by Everest Partners
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White Papers
Creating Synergies For Leading: Three Key Success Factors For Western Expatriates In Russia
Jan 2010
The Russian market is characterised by important economic growth rates and a highly dynamic environment as a result of recent political and economic changes. For the last eight years, the volume...
Provided by ESCP Europe
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White Papers
Strategy And leadership In Turbulent Times
Dec 2009
The economic shock of 2008, and the Great Recession that followed, didn't just create profound uncertainty over the direction of the global economy. They also shook the confidence of many business...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
Insightful Organizational Assessment And Focused Organizational Leadership
Jan 2010
Advancing the business for long-term transformation requires insightful organizational effectiveness assessments or surveys. Through effective organizational assessments one gets the...
Provided by OD Synergy
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White Papers
Exploring The Link Between Emotional Intelligence And Cross-Cultural Leadership Effectiveness
Jan 2009
Global corporations operate in an environment characterized by cross-cultural differences. This exploratory research examined how varying cultures perceive the effectiveness of differing...
Provided by Loyola University Chicago
