Journal of Leadership Studies articles from January 2001

Journal of Leadership Studies archives from January 2001

Editorial.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 1, 2001... In our previous issue we started moving away from strictly business organization leadership articles and began to publish an ever-wider scope of leadership offerings. In the current issue we continue this effort with papers that address a...

Exploring Hispanic American Involvement in Community Leadership through Volunteerism.
January 1, 2001... Executive Summary The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the Hispanic American involvement in community leadership roles through volunteerism. Twenty Hispanic Americans were interviewed using a 15 item interview schedule....

Developing Global Leadership Competencies.(American and Chinese business leaders)
January 1, 2001... Executive Summary This paper documents the intense need for greater global leadership competencies in American and Chinese business leaders. The paper also explores some of the cultural and philosophical differences. Finally, the paper...

The Project Manager and Project Team Involvement: Implications for Project Leadership.
January 1, 2001... Executive Summary Team leadership is vital to the successful performance of a project team. One important factor that influences the success of team leadership efforts is the structure of the project team. We identify four distinct project...

Organizational Performance: The Future Focus of Leadership Development Programs.
January 1, 2001... Executive Summary This article analyzes 54 studies on leadership development research from 1984 -- 2000 and determines the extent to which the intended outcomes of those leadership development programs focus on organizational performance,...

Myth and Leadership Vision: Rhetorical Manifestations of Cultural Force.
January 1, 2001... Executive Summary We argue that the nature of myth is such that it may be involved in any personally-significant or group-significant attempt to change behavior or attitudes. Second, in one sense at least, vision has a force to it that...

Intentional Forgiveness in Relational Leadership: A Technique for Enhancing Effective Leadership.
January 1, 2001... Executive Summary The call for effective leadership echoes throughout our society. Leaders are advised to inspire a vision, empower their followers, and not mistake management for leadership--all in an attempt to build more effective...

A Conversation with Peter Schall: Building a Quality Focus at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.(Interview)
January 1, 2001... The Hilton Hawaiian Village with 3,000 guestrooms is the flagship of the Hilton Hotel chain. It is a splendid property overlooking the Pacific Ocean on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The property is lush with flowers and...

"Good enough" isn't enough ...(Review)
January 1, 2001... "Good enough" isn't enough... Alan Weiss AMACON, 2000 251 pages, $25.00 As a result of his observations over the last two decades, Alan Weiss presents a look at current practices in organizations. He identifies ten processes that he...

Systemic Leadership: Enriching the Meaning of our Work.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Systemic Leadership: Enriching the Meaning of our Work Kathleen E. Allen & Cynthia Cherrey The University Press of America 2000 152 Pages, Cloth $54.00, Paper $24.50 Soft and Hard Cover If we adopt a different perspective of our job and...

Building Strategy from the Middle Reconceptualizing Strategy Process.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Building Strategy from the Middle Reconceptualizing Strategy Process Steven W. Floyd and Bill Wooldridge Sage Publications, 2000 "At its origins, strategic management was imprinted with the notion that strategy research is about helping top...

The Fearless Executive: Finding the Courage to Trust Your Talents and Be the Leader Your Are Meant to Be.(Review)
January 1, 2001... The Fearless Executive: Finding the Courage to Trust Your Talents and Be the Leader Your Are Meant to Be Alan Downs AMACON 2000 212 pages, $22.95 Hard-cover Alan Downs uses myth, stories, and guidelines to tell us how to overcome our...

The Congruent Life: Following the Inward Path to Fulfilling Work and Inspired Leadership.(Review)
January 1, 2001... The Congruent Life: Following the Inward Path to Fulfilling Work and Inspired Leadership C Michael Thompson San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000 292 pp., cloth, $28.00 C. Michael Thompson is an attorney, consultant, and...

Strategic Renaissance.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Strategic Renaissance Evan M. Dudik American Management Association (AMACOM) 2000 259 pages, $27.95 Hard-cover Strategic Renaissance uses a sophisticated, resourceful, and result-oriented approach to help companies create strategy in...