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A Hierarchical Construct of Self-Management Leadership and Its Relationship to Quality of Work Life and Perceived Work Group Effectiveness

Jan 10, 1994 | Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

This study by L. Chang, S. Cohen, and G. Ledford, Jr. validated the Self-Management Leadership Questionnaire (Manz & Sims, 1987) and assessed the relationship between self-management leadership, work group effectiveness and quality of work life (QWL).

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A Hierarchical Construct of Self-Management Leadership to Quality of Work Life and Perceived Work Group Effectiveness

Jan 8, 1994 | Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

This study by L. Chang, S. Cohen, and G. Ledford, Jr. validates the Self-Management Leadership theory as operationalized by the Self- Management Leadership Questionnaire (Manz & Sims, 1987) in a large telephone company.

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Identifying Leadership Potential in Future International Executives: Developing a Concept

Mar 1, 1993 | Leadership, Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Morgan McCall asks the questions “What does it mean to have “potential” as an international executive? Of the seemingly endless list of attributes that might serve an executive well, which ones should you look for in a high potential manager?”

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Learning to Lead: The Art of Transforming Managers into Leaders

Aug 14, 1992 | Leadership

In Learning to Lead, Jay Conger shares his undercover experiences in five of the nation’s most popular leadership programs to offer readers personal insights into the role training plays in leadership development.

Our Federalist Future: The Leadership Imperative

Jul 1, 1992 | Future of HR, Leadership, Sponsor Content

James O’Toole and Warren Bennis ask “Are large organizations inherently superior because they possess greater resources to protect the interests of their constituencies against the vagaries of powerful external forces, or are small-scale organizations superior because they are more sensitive to their constituents’, needs (and more adaptable to changing conditions)?”

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Power in Top Management Teams: Dimensions, Measurement, and Validation

Dec 17, 1991 | Leadership, Sponsor Content

Sydney Finkelstein states that although most large firms have many officers, typically only a smaller subset are most responsible for setting policy (Thompson, 1967). It is this inner circle, or dominant coalition, that is the focus of this paper.

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Developing Leadership: A Look Ahead

Dec 18, 1990 | Leadership, Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Morgan W. McCall, Jr. discusses how dramatic change has stimulated a search for a “new kind of leader,” implying that selection and development of leadership was adequate in the past but that the chosen skills are no longer adequate for today’s world.

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A Conditional Theory of CEO Intervention and Strategic Change

Dec 13, 1989 | Change Management, Leadership, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

According to Arvind Bhambri and Larry Greiner, research reveals that new CEOs frequently intervene to attempt major strategic change but, on average, make a minimal impact on the economic performance of their organizations.

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The Shaping of Creativity in Organizations

Apr 22, 1989 | Compensation and Benefits, Innovation, Leadership, Organization Design, Sponsor Content

Nirmal K. Sethia analyzes the distinctive attributes of creative individuals and resources required for creative work. The knowledge thus gleaned is used for illustrating how creativity is shaped significantly by its organizational context, in particular, by leadership, organizational structure, and reward system.

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Corporate Restructuring Team

Feb 1, 1989 | Change Management, Leadership, Sponsor Content

This case by Susan G. Cohen explores the functioning of a top management team, charged with the responsibility of restructuring a rapidly growing, high-involvement firm.

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Integrity in Effective Leadership

Dec 18, 1987 | Leadership, Sponsor Content

Steven Kerr states that upon being invited to a symposium on executive integrity and asked to speak on integrity in effective leadership, his initial thought was that the nomination made a good deal of sense.

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Mental Judo As Practiced by Top Executives: Guidelines for Surviving in Turbulent Times

Oct 1, 1986 | Change Management, Leadership, Sponsor Content

For over the past fifteen years through various consulting and workshop assignments, Ian Mitroff and Susan A. Mohrman have been studying the thinking patterns of top executives.

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