Journal of Leadership Studies articles from January 1998

Journal of Leadership Studies archives from January 1998

Editorial Comment Winter 1998.
January 1, 1998... As the new editor of the Journal of Leadership Studies, I would like to begin by first introducing myself. I know that some of you know who I am because I have been around for a long time and, among other things, may have bumped into you at the...

You Can Drag a Horse to Water but You Can't Make it Drink Unless it is Thirsty.(Review)
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary This paper reviews preliminary results of a field study that examined the impact of a leadership development program on pre and post ratings of the multi-factor leadership questionnaire. Emphasis in the training program...

Pragmatic Tools to Assist Leaders: The Use of Metrics and Spider Diagrams.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary This article points out that although leaders need vision, charisma and other lofty ideals, they also need pragmatic tools to get the job done. Two such tools are the use of metrics to objectively measure performance of...

Achieving Effective Technical Leadership in Today's R&D Organizations.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary Most modern Research and Development (R&D) organizations employ a multitude of scientists and engineers who are considered technical leaders, that is technical experts, in some specialized scientific field. However, in...

A Behavioral Approach to Leadership: Implications for Diversity in Today's Organizations.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary Most attention has been given to internationalization and information technology as future challenges facing organizational leaders going into the 21st century. Although diversity is sometimes mentioned, it is usually not...

Spinning the Leadership Relationship Web into the Twenty-First Century.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary Leadership relationships in the twenty-first century will provide leaders and collaborators with the momentum to rattle at the cage of the status quo as they deal with the forces of order and chaos in an era where...

Comparing Leaders: An Interactional Theory.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary This paper proposes an interactional theory to explain the rise of leaders by stressing the interplay between sociodemographic variables, psychological dynamics, and situational factors. The theory is applied to three...

Increasing Worker Outcomes by Improving Leader Follower Relations.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary An understanding of leader-member exchange (LMX) theory gives leaders a powerful tool for increasing a wide range of worker outcomes. Leaders using this theory can maximize superior-subordinate relationships. These...

Myths We Teach, Realities We Ignore: Leadership Education in Business Schools.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary Schools of business usually include the study of leadership as part of a survey of organizational behavior (OB) theory. This article examines how several of the most frequently used OB texts treat leadership. This article...

Leadership - Is That What We Study?
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary Leadership is a key issue in the development of groups, organizations and nations. The study of leadership plays a crucial role in the behavioral and management sciences. It receives a lot of attention and is intensively...

Servant Leadership: A Model for Future Faculty and Future Institutions.
January 1, 1998... The prospect of the comprehensive transformation of higher education provides the special opportunity to consider a new model for future faculty and future institutions. The model proposed and explored in detail is servant leadership as...

The Leader and Religious Faith.
January 1, 1998... The relationship between the exercise of religious faith by CEOs, and goal achievement, self-fulfillment, and social benefits Executive Summary The study investigates the relationship between the exercise of religious faith by the...

The Role of Leadership in Condominium and Homeowner Associations.
January 1, 1998... Executive Summary Formal leadership is critical to success in condominium and homeowner association management. To influence followers and effectively govern a constitutional community, a leader's managerial style must fit the...

An Interview with Edward J. Kurtz.(Interview)
January 1, 1998... President and Chief Executive Officer Baker College Introduction Leadership is a skill that is needed by managers in all organizations, public and private alike. In this interview, conducted by Richard Hodgetts (RH), editor of the...

Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the Frontiers of Management.(Review)
January 1, 1998... Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the Frontiers of Management Rosabeth Moss Kanter Harvard Business School Press, 1997, 306 pp. $29.95, hard-cover Reviewed by David W. Britt, Wayne State University This book collects essays, research pieces,...

The Technology Leaders.(Review)
January 1, 1998... The Technology Leaders Peter S. Cohan Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997, 240 pp. $27.95, cloth Reviewed by Julia A. Teahen, Baker College In The Technology Leaders, Peter S. Cohan takes a practical approach to discussing what makes...

Teams at the Top.(Review)
January 1, 1998... Teams at the Top Jon R. Katzenbach Harvard Business School Press, 1997, 234 pp. $24.95, soft-cover Reviewed by Charles W. Blackwell, Nova Southeastern University Jon Katzenbach, a recognized expert in the field of leadership and team...

The Will to Lead: Running a Business with a Network of Leaders.(Review)
January 1, 1998... The Will to Lead: Running a Business with a Network of Leaders Marvin Bower Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press, 1997, 195 pp. $27.95, hardcover Reviewed by Jeffrey M. Wachtel, Nova Southeastern University Sometimes...

High Flyers: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders.(Review)
January 1, 1998... High Flyers: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders Morgan W. McCall, Jr. Harvard Business School Press, 1998 254 pp., $27.95, hardcover Reviewed by Paula Phillips Carson, University of SW Louisiana Leaders are not necessarily born...