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How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen
Jan 2009
Small problems often precede catastrophes. In fact, most large-scale failures result from a series of small errors and failures, rather than a single root cause. These small problems often cascade...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Economic Performance And Enterprise Culture
Jun 2010
This paper explores the impact of economic performance on national culture and specifically, whether higher levels of economic performance contribute to the formation of an "Enterprise" culture...
Provided by Purdue University (Krannert)
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Executive Pay, Hidden Compensation And Managerial Entrenchment
Nov 2009
This paper considers a "managerial optimal" framework for top executive compensation, where top management sets their own compensation subject to limited entrenchment, instead of the conventional...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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National Leadership And Economic Growth
Dec 2008
Recent empirical analysis suggests that individual national leaders can have large impacts on economic growth. Leaders have strongest effects in autocracies, where they appear to substantially...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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Dining With An Oracle: MBAs Meet Warren Buffet
Dec 2008
Nick Shirk, 2010 MBA candidate at the University of Notre Dame, had dinner with Warren Buffett the other day. The steak was good. Meeting Buffett was priceless. "He does not disappoint," said...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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Fighting For Ethical Leadership
Oct 2009
A year ago, business failures began erupting across our economy. And in the ensuing months, thousands lost jobs and their hopes for a stable future. Homes were foreclosed, factories shut down. And...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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Four Leadership Lessons From Entrepreneurs
Oct 2008
Corporate leaders who want to make a positive difference in the world can learn at least four important lessons from successful global entrepreneurs, Thunderbird President Angel Cabrera, Ph.D.,...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Leading Change With A Global Mindset At Johnson & Johnson In Brazil
Jun 2009
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products thrived during decades of military rule and a closed economy. Brands such as Cotonete for cotton swabs, Sundown for sunscreen and Band-Aids for adhesive...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Whitepapers
To Be A Better Leader: Know Your Strengths And Use Them Effectively
May 2010
One can use papers information to more clearly express ones unique talents. Whether it's for a promotion or in a new job interview, knowing what strengths one can leverage and apply can lead to...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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What You Can Learn From College Sports Coaches About Building Team Resilience
Apr 2010
Sports teams face obstacles like losing players to injury, falling into slumps and losing focus. But some teams are good at dealing with adversity and bouncing back. Ben Rosen, the Robert March...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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Whitepapers
Executive Coach Insight: Effective Communication And Influence
Feb 2010
Active listening and speaking assertively are critical factors to influencing others, yet successful communication can be one of the most significant challenges leaders face. People judge others...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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White Papers
Overwhelmed, Overloaded
Apr 2009
Companies invest billions of dollars a year developing leaders by using outside training programs and on-the-job work experience. Previous research and common practice has suggested that the more...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Whitepapers
What Every Leader Can Learn From Good Salespeople
Jan 2010
The skill or ability to obtain willing followers for a given course of action that creates value for both parties. Definition of sales is also a key component of effective leadership. Leaders...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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Whitepapers
An Experiential Approach To Developing Leaders Is Right On Target
Oct 2009
Leadership is one of those things that is difficult to have a classroom presentation and then suddenly you get it. Working on projects with classmates who came from public service, industry,...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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Whitepapers
Leadership Initiative
May 2009
The first dimension of leadership for UNC Kenan-Flagler is performance. Leaders are expected to achieve sustained high performance in their organizations. While performance is defined differently...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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How To Display Competence In Times Of Crisis
Aug 2007
In recent years, U.S. newspapers and television have featured some company in crisis almost daily. The crises have ranged from corporate fraud to allegations of widespread sexual harassment or...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Should Corporations Have A Soul?
May 2008
Ross School of Business researchers pondered the question of whether or not corporations should be "soulful." Should corporations be responsible to shareholders, employers, customers, and...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Make Time For A Leadership Check-In
Jun 2010
To facilitate excellent performance, a regular progress check-in is critical to ensuring one's success and the success of one's team. Yet leaders rarely know how they are doing beyond the daily...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
The Chief Information Officer - Achieving Credibility, Relevance And Business Impact
Oct 2008
In the past, it has often been unclear whether the CIO role was simply another label for the head of information technology in a company. The role was often seen as someone who kept the systems up...
Provided by IMD
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The New Deal At The Top
Jun 2007
Most companies have managers reporting directly to the CEO on a one-to-one basis, with responsibility for their units or regions," says Yves Doz, who holds the Timken chair in Global Technology...
Provided by INSEAD
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Putting Leaders On The Couch
Jan 2010
When Professor Manfred Kets de Vries coaches leadership teams, he effectively puts them on the couch - treating them not so much as rational actors but as emotional ones. A clinical professor of...
Provided by INSEAD
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Using Facilitation To Drive Change - The Change Leader's Guide
Jul 2007
This paper will help you to become a more sophisticated user of facilitation - to know what questions to ask facilitators before you hire them; to know how to judge the quality of a facilitator's...
Provided by IMD
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Are You Fully Leveraging Your Corporate Identity?
Jun 2007
There is little argument that well managed corporate identities enable their owners to command premium prices. Sony products, for example, consistently command higher prices than competitive...
Provided by IMD
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White Papers
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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Why Boycotts Succeed? And Fail: Corporate Vulnerability And Damaged Reputations
Apr 2009
What factors determine whether a boycott will succeed in changing the behavior of its corporate target? And how can activists attack the weak points of their adversaries most effectively?...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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Transparent Barriers
Nov 2008
White business leaders are evaluated as more likely to succeed and as more effective than racial minority leaders, suggesting that there might be a White standard to which minorities are compared....
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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Work Ethic, Employment Contracts, And Firm Value
Oct 2007
The paper analyzes how the work ethic of managers impacts a firm's employment contracts, riskiness, growth potential, and organizational structure. Flat contracts are optimal for diligent managers...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
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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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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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Who's Doing The Right Thing In Business?
Jan 2010
Women; older employees; those with a professional qualification or with a religious faith; those working in the caring professions or the charity/not-for-profit sector; all scored highly in the...
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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Don't Blame The System: Why Capitalism Must Be Saved From The Capitalists
Jan 2010
Capitalism has always been seen as an instrument for the rich to get richer. A new book turns this view upside down: Capitalism is instead a system that fundamentally benefits everyone, especially...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
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Beyond The Protestant Work Ethic: Religion And Economic Attitudes
Jan 2010
New research suggests a link between religion and attitudes that are conducive to economic growth. Economists, sociologists, and political scientists have long been interested in explaining the...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
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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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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: Being There Even When You Are Not
Sep 2007
In order to engage people to deliver results beyond expectations, leaders at the top of organizations need to seriously consider how they exercise both their leadership in organizations as well as...
Provided by IMD
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Reflexivity - An Innovative Leadership Research Methodology And An Ongoing Means To Develop Personal Effectiveness
Mar 2011
This paper offers an innovative way to consider leadership that is both relevant to the leadership research community and as a means to enquire and develop one's own personal practice. Instead of...
Provided by University of Bedfordshire
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Balancing The Leadership Equation - Good Organization And Holding Leaders To Account
Mar 2011
Leadership studies invariably focus on only part of the leadership equation. Studies generally cover individual leaders, particularly those at the top of an organization. They are prone to ignore...
Provided by University of Bedfordshire
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Team Potency Moderates The Relationship Between Shared Leadership And Team Performance
Mar 2009
Recently, many enterprises have been seen induce team work as their basic work function model. Some researchers indicated that team was beneficial to organization (Quick, 1992; Robbins & Coulter,...
Provided by National Changhua University of Education
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Constraints On Leadership In Washington
Jul 2011
It is commonplace today to assert that American politics and governance are dysfunctional. In many respects, the received wisdom is correct. The authors survived the most severe financial crisis...
Provided by Brookings Institution
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Leadership And Public Service Motivation In A Weberian Public Administration - A German-Austrian Comparative Perspective
Apr 2010
A central question for the future of applied Public Service Motivation (PSM) research is whether PSM influences leadership behavior and to which extent. To address this question, the authors focus...
Provided by Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Relations And Effects Of Transformational Leadership: A Comparative Analysis With Traditional Leadership Styles
Oct 2007
This paper has two main goals: to compare the relationship between transformational leadership and other important leadership styles (i.e., democratic versus autocratic or relations- and...
Provided by Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia
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How Does Leadership Style Enhance The Effect Of Responsible Downsizing Strategy On Firm Post-Downsizing Performance?
Mar 2010
For coping with rapid changes in the business environment, firms use different strategies to create competitive advantages for survival or improve performance. Organizational downsizing is a...
Provided by National Taipei University of Technology
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The Study Of Leadership In Small Business Organizations: Impact On Profitability And Organizational Success
May 2011
Failures of small businesses in the United States continue to increase. This research examined small construction businesses from Pennsylvania and West Virginia to determine if there was a...
Provided by University of Phoenix
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Leadership Of An Ageing Workforce
Jun 2007
The civil service continues to become more diverse, not only in terms of race, gender, disability or ethnicity, but also in terms of age. As the population and the general workforce are ageing,...
Provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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Building Organizational Leadership Through Succession Planning: Can A Standardized Management & Employee Model Assess And Develop Line Level Employee Leadership?
Aug 2007
There's a familiar adage, "People don't leave companies; they leave managers." This can be a concerning thought for a manager, especially when an exit interview reveals that the manager is a...
Provided by University of Rhode Island
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Analysis Of The Relationship Between Structural Change And Competitiveness In Turkish Leader Industries
Aug 2010
This paper covers the interaction of the two performances; structural changes and competitiveness of leader industries of Turkey. After decision of trade liberalization in 1980, there have been...
Provided by Yildiz Technical University
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Leader's Ethics - A Requirement For Business Success
Feb 2008
In the past, they were called chiefs, rulers. Now they are known as leaders. In the past there were habits, commercial customs. Today these are called business ethics. Leadership and business...
Provided by Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti
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Evolving Role And Nature Of Workplace Leaders And Diversity: A Theoretical And Empirical Approach
Dec 2010
Blumer (1962) regarded the 'Many possibilities of uncertainty as inherent to the process of joint action.' Joint action reflects the efforts of participants to work out the line of action in light...
Provided by Northwest University
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Using Appreciative Inquiry To Build Organizational Capacity To Learn, Risk And Grow
Sep 2010
Appreciative Inquiry is a vehicle for achieving lasting positive social change within an organization. By tracking the progress of a single organization over a four-year period, this research...
Provided by University Alexandru Ioan Cuza
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The Economics Of The Telethon: Leadership, Reciprocity And Moral Motivation
Oct 2007
The authors run a series of experiments in which subjects have to choose their level of contribution to a pure public good. The design differs from the standard public good game with respect to...
Provided by UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2
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Coalitions And Consequences: Learnership And Leadership In India, 1948-2008
Aug 2007
This paper attempts to explore a missing aspect of the large literature that has grown up around coalition governments in India and then to include that aspect in a discussion of the consequences...
Provided by Australian National University
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Social Metrics In Investing: The Future Depends On Financial Outperformance And Leadership
Dec 2010
In order to truly unlock the potential of the impact investing industry, social/environmental metrics must be directly connected to financial outperformance. When above-market rate - or premium -...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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Conflict And Leadership: When Is There A Hawkish Drift In Politics?
May 2011
The authors analyze an agency model of political competition to examine whether conflict encourages hawkish behavior, and if such behavior can itself aggravate conflict. They consider situations...
Provided by University of Adelaide
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Animating Leadership: Crisis And Renewal Of Governance In 4 Mythic Narratives
Apr 2009
This paper analyzes four animated films in order to explore themes of leadership crises and leadership emergence. Drawing on psychoanalysis and structuralist film studies, this paper explores...
Provided by Insper Institute of Education and Research
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Contextual Factors And Contingent Reward Leadership: Employer Adoption Of Telecommuting
Mar 2008
Using a contingency perspective, this paper examines the conditions under which telecommuting is most likely to be adopted with data obtained from a sample of 122 CEOs. The authors hypothesized...
Provided by IE Business School
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The Effect Of Entry On R&D Investment Of Leaders: Theory And Empirical Evidence
Sep 2008
The authors develop a simple model of competition for the market that shows that, contrary to the Arrow view, endogenous entry threat in a market induces the average firm to invest less in R&D and...
Provided by Centre for European Economic Research
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Globalizing Tradition: New Styles Of Leadership And New Organizational Forms In Pehuenche Communities In Chile
Feb 2009
Most indigenous societies have lived and continue to live in a tension-filled relation with the government that rules over their territory. Due to the greater global awareness that recognizes the...
Provided by University of Concepción - Chile
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Gender-Inclusive Leadership In Impoverished Mexican Communities
Mar 2008
Gender-Inclusive Leadership in Impoverished Mexican Communities As globalization has become an emergent phenomenon, leadership theories, policies, and practices have been transported globally and...
Provided by Sam Houston State University
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Situational Leadership And Diversity Management Coaching Skills
Jan 2009
Leadership and diversity management have been part of the work life since the beginning of formal organizations and a critical element of globalization. The authors provide an overview of...
Provided by Nova Southeastern University
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Authoritarian Management Style In The Likud Party Under The Leadership Of Benjamin Netanyahu
Apr 2009
This paper examines the management style of Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu in the Likud party after his election to party chairman in 1992 compared with that of Yitzhaz Shamir by analyzing party...
Provided by Regent University
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White Papers
The ODI Impact Of Leadership Styles, Shared Values And Skills On Employee Satisfaction Elements And Employee Engagement: A Case Study Of A Mid-Size Company In Thailand
Aug 2010
In spite of all the attention transformational leadership and employee engagement have received, little empirical research has been conducted in Thailand where almost all of the reports on...
Provided by Assumption University
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A Cultural Analysis Of Management Styles: The United States With A New Generation Of Managers In India And China
Mar 2011
In this paper, the outcome of the research represented an interesting difference with both Hofstede's and GLOBE's results. The authors focus is on well educated, highly trained managers from the...
Provided by Southern New Hampshire University
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Employees' Perceptions Of Lebanese Managers' Leadership Styles And Organizational Commitment
Apr 2009
Using Bass' (1990) framework of transactional and transformational leadership, this paper investigated the employees' perceptions of the prevalent leadership style in Lebanon and its impact on...
Provided by Regent University
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The Regulated Competition Model And Public Leadership Strategies
Jun 2007
A current public service delivery model is "A regulated competition model". The background is the increased global service quality benchmarking. The regulated competition model is one where...
Provided by Copenhagen Business School
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White Papers
360° Degree Leadership In The Public Sector: Developing An Approach To Collective Leadership
Jun 2007
Leadership theories have focused on the innate qualities of an individual, the behaviors adopted, the situations in which leadership takes place and leadership that is specific to particular...
Provided by Manchester Business School
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Contested Leadership In International Relations: Power Politics In South America, South Asia And Sub-Saharan Africa
Feb 2010
Given the importance of the assertion or prevention of regional leadership for the future global order, this paper examines the strategies and resources being used to assert regional leadership as...
Provided by German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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Executive Leadership In New Zealand: A Monocultural Construct
Apr 2010
The purpose of this paper is to report on a 'Comeback theme' in a study that examined the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role in New Zealand. This paper was approached from a constructivist...
Provided by Open Polytechnic
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Exploring The Relationship Between Leadership Style And Safety Climate In A Large Scale Danish Cross-Sectional Study
Mar 2011
Recent studies provide evidence that high quality management is a determinant for a positive safety climate, but the majority of these studies are predominantly based on small samples from...
Provided by Roskilde University
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Learning Under Pressure: Learning Strategies, Workplace Climate, And Leadership Style In The Hospitality Industry
Mar 2009
In this paper, the authors explored the relationship among learning strategies, leadership style, and work environment for middle managers in the hospitality industry. They found an association...
Provided by Inderscience Enterprises
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Deciding To Decide: Gender, Leadership And Risk-Taking In Groups
Oct 2010
Being the leader in a group often involves making risky decisions that affect the payoffs of all members, and the decision to take this responsibility in a group is endogenous in many contexts. In...
Provided by Koc University
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Organizational Democracy, Structures And Strategic Leadership
Jan 2011
The paper of leadership has progressed from a simple description of traits to examining complexities of interaction between leaders and followers and since 1940s, the main approach in studying...
Provided by Free Books Online
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Leadership: A Personnel Economics Approach
Apr 2010
A theory of leadership is proposed and tested. Leaders are characterized as those who have the ability to choose the right direction more frequently than their peers. The theory implies that...
Provided by Stanford University
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A Constructive Proof Of Existence And A Characterization Of The Farsighted Stable Set In A Price-Leadership Cartel Model Under The Optimal Pricing
Jan 2008
Diamantoudi (2005, Economic Theory) has proved the existence of the (unique) stable set of cartels in a price-leadership cartel model, in which firms are assumed to be farsighted and the dominant...
Provided by Kobe University
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Leadership, Human Resource Management And The Content Of The Psychological Contract
Feb 2009
This paper argues that, in combination, management leadership styles (transactional versus relational) and human resource management practices (flexibility versus commitment) play an important...
Provided by Link
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The Impact Of Leadership Components On Turnover Intent: The Case Of Nurses
Feb 2011
This paper aimed to identify nurses' leadership behavior in management functions and determine if leadership has a direct impact on turnover intention or career abandonment. This descriptive and...
Provided by Universidade dos Açores
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White Papers
How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen
Jan 2009
Small problems often precede catastrophes. In fact, most large-scale failures result from a series of small errors and failures, rather than a single root cause. These small problems often cascade...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
Economic Performance And Enterprise Culture
Jun 2010
This paper explores the impact of economic performance on national culture and specifically, whether higher levels of economic performance contribute to the formation of an "Enterprise" culture...
Provided by Purdue University (Krannert)
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White Papers
Executive Pay, Hidden Compensation And Managerial Entrenchment
Nov 2009
This paper considers a "managerial optimal" framework for top executive compensation, where top management sets their own compensation subject to limited entrenchment, instead of the conventional...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
National Leadership And Economic Growth
Dec 2008
Recent empirical analysis suggests that individual national leaders can have large impacts on economic growth. Leaders have strongest effects in autocracies, where they appear to substantially...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Dining With An Oracle: MBAs Meet Warren Buffet
Dec 2008
Nick Shirk, 2010 MBA candidate at the University of Notre Dame, had dinner with Warren Buffett the other day. The steak was good. Meeting Buffett was priceless. "He does not disappoint," said...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
Fighting For Ethical Leadership
Oct 2009
A year ago, business failures began erupting across our economy. And in the ensuing months, thousands lost jobs and their hopes for a stable future. Homes were foreclosed, factories shut down. And...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
Four Leadership Lessons From Entrepreneurs
Oct 2008
Corporate leaders who want to make a positive difference in the world can learn at least four important lessons from successful global entrepreneurs, Thunderbird President Angel Cabrera, Ph.D.,...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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White Papers
Leading Change With A Global Mindset At Johnson & Johnson In Brazil
Jun 2009
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products thrived during decades of military rule and a closed economy. Brands such as Cotonete for cotton swabs, Sundown for sunscreen and Band-Aids for adhesive...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Whitepapers
To Be A Better Leader: Know Your Strengths And Use Them Effectively
May 2010
One can use papers information to more clearly express ones unique talents. Whether it's for a promotion or in a new job interview, knowing what strengths one can leverage and apply can lead to...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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Whitepapers
What You Can Learn From College Sports Coaches About Building Team Resilience
Apr 2010
Sports teams face obstacles like losing players to injury, falling into slumps and losing focus. But some teams are good at dealing with adversity and bouncing back. Ben Rosen, the Robert March...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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Whitepapers
Executive Coach Insight: Effective Communication And Influence
Feb 2010
Active listening and speaking assertively are critical factors to influencing others, yet successful communication can be one of the most significant challenges leaders face. People judge others...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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White Papers
Overwhelmed, Overloaded
Apr 2009
Companies invest billions of dollars a year developing leaders by using outside training programs and on-the-job work experience. Previous research and common practice has suggested that the more...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Whitepapers
What Every Leader Can Learn From Good Salespeople
Jan 2010
The skill or ability to obtain willing followers for a given course of action that creates value for both parties. Definition of sales is also a key component of effective leadership. Leaders...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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Whitepapers
An Experiential Approach To Developing Leaders Is Right On Target
Oct 2009
Leadership is one of those things that is difficult to have a classroom presentation and then suddenly you get it. Working on projects with classmates who came from public service, industry,...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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Whitepapers
Leadership Initiative
May 2009
The first dimension of leadership for UNC Kenan-Flagler is performance. Leaders are expected to achieve sustained high performance in their organizations. While performance is defined differently...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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White Papers
How To Display Competence In Times Of Crisis
Aug 2007
In recent years, U.S. newspapers and television have featured some company in crisis almost daily. The crises have ranged from corporate fraud to allegations of widespread sexual harassment or...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Should Corporations Have A Soul?
May 2008
Ross School of Business researchers pondered the question of whether or not corporations should be "soulful." Should corporations be responsible to shareholders, employers, customers, and...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Make Time For A Leadership Check-In
Jun 2010
To facilitate excellent performance, a regular progress check-in is critical to ensuring one's success and the success of one's team. Yet leaders rarely know how they are doing beyond the daily...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
The Chief Information Officer - Achieving Credibility, Relevance And Business Impact
Oct 2008
In the past, it has often been unclear whether the CIO role was simply another label for the head of information technology in a company. The role was often seen as someone who kept the systems up...
Provided by IMD
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White Papers
The New Deal At The Top
Jun 2007
Most companies have managers reporting directly to the CEO on a one-to-one basis, with responsibility for their units or regions," says Yves Doz, who holds the Timken chair in Global Technology...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Putting Leaders On The Couch
Jan 2010
When Professor Manfred Kets de Vries coaches leadership teams, he effectively puts them on the couch - treating them not so much as rational actors but as emotional ones. A clinical professor of...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Using Facilitation To Drive Change - The Change Leader's Guide
Jul 2007
This paper will help you to become a more sophisticated user of facilitation - to know what questions to ask facilitators before you hire them; to know how to judge the quality of a facilitator's...
Provided by IMD
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White Papers
Are You Fully Leveraging Your Corporate Identity?
Jun 2007
There is little argument that well managed corporate identities enable their owners to command premium prices. Sony products, for example, consistently command higher prices than competitive...
Provided by IMD
-
White Papers
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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White Papers
Why Boycotts Succeed? And Fail: Corporate Vulnerability And Damaged Reputations
Apr 2009
What factors determine whether a boycott will succeed in changing the behavior of its corporate target? And how can activists attack the weak points of their adversaries most effectively?...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Transparent Barriers
Nov 2008
White business leaders are evaluated as more likely to succeed and as more effective than racial minority leaders, suggesting that there might be a White standard to which minorities are compared....
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Work Ethic, Employment Contracts, And Firm Value
Oct 2007
The paper analyzes how the work ethic of managers impacts a firm's employment contracts, riskiness, growth potential, and organizational structure. Flat contracts are optimal for diligent managers...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
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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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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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Who's Doing The Right Thing In Business?
Jan 2010
Women; older employees; those with a professional qualification or with a religious faith; those working in the caring professions or the charity/not-for-profit sector; all scored highly in the...
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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Don't Blame The System: Why Capitalism Must Be Saved From The Capitalists
Jan 2010
Capitalism has always been seen as an instrument for the rich to get richer. A new book turns this view upside down: Capitalism is instead a system that fundamentally benefits everyone, especially...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
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Beyond The Protestant Work Ethic: Religion And Economic Attitudes
Jan 2010
New research suggests a link between religion and attitudes that are conducive to economic growth. Economists, sociologists, and political scientists have long been interested in explaining the...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
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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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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: Being There Even When You Are Not
Sep 2007
In order to engage people to deliver results beyond expectations, leaders at the top of organizations need to seriously consider how they exercise both their leadership in organizations as well as...
Provided by IMD
