Journal of Leadership Studies articles from June 1999

Journal of Leadership Studies archives from June 1999

Editorial Summer/Fall 1999.(Brief Article)
June 22, 1999... This issue wraps up my second year as editor of the Journal and, as before, we continue to make important headway in a number of areas. First, we have instituted a rigorous review process that has resulted in our acceptance rate on...

Today's Corporate Executive Leadership Programs: Building for the Future.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary Companies are making great strides in their efforts to develop leadership talent and ability in their organizations, but predicting and consistently building leadership in the executive levels of the company remain very...

Transformational Leadership and Urban Renewal.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary Leadership is a concept that has generated increasing interest in this century. A current focus has been on Burns's theory of transformational leadership. Transformational leadership involves leaders and followers working...

Creating A New Government Culture: The Search For Champions.
June 22, 1999... The Situation In January of 1997, a newly elected governor appointed a new Chairman of the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners. The three commissioners of the Tax Board are responsible for overseeing and approving the budgets, levies,...

Leadership in the Making: A Comprehensive Examination of the Impact of Leadership Development Programs on Students.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary This paper describes "action research" strategies that were employed to assess the process and outcomes of leadership development programs for college students. These methodologies provided evidence that formal leadership...

Leadership Preparation: Designing and Planning for Interprofessional Doctoral Education and Practice.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary New directions in the study of leadership preparation are transforming the practices and theories about leaders, especially those who serve in educational and human services organizations (Clark & Clark, 1996; Corrigan,...

The Biblical Story of Moses: Lessons in Leadership for Business.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary Although classical literature has served as a lens for examining leadership in organizations, leadership studies in business, for the most part, have ignored the Bible. In our paper, we aim to fill this gap by exploring...

Providing Leadership in Rural America: A Model for Community Colleges.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary This article describes a community/business/education partnership, which was developed between a community college and a downtown revitalization program. The purpose of the partnership was to provide leadership training...

Changing Times: Entrepreneurial Leadership In A Community-Based Nonprofit Organization.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary This paper investigates the issue of organizational change in a Hispanic community-based nonprofit organization. It provides background information on the organization and its leadership. It discusses the ways a newly...

Search and Evaluation Strategies for Effective Use of World Wide Web in Leadership Education.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary Educators and students of leadership have access to a dynamic tool in the World Wide Web. However, with the increasing amount of information available, finding specific information for teaching, learning, and research in...

Flying High with Herb Kelleher: A Profile in Charismatic Leadership.
June 22, 1999... Executive Summary Herb Kelleher, co-founder, CEO, President and Chairman of Southwest Airlines is cited in this article as an ideal example of charismatic leadership at its best. A discussion of charismatic leadership focuses on traits and...

A Conversation on Fred Luthans Leadership in the 21st Century.(Interview)
June 22, 1999... Hodgetts: Fred, in getting started, let me begin by asking if you'd first like to make an opening statement. Then I'd like to focus on your views of the new environment facing leaders in 21st century organizations. Luthans: Thank you,...

A Conversation with Paul Vallas Successful Leadership in the Chicago Public Schools.(Interview)
June 22, 1999... A mere seven years ago, the Chicago Public Schools were considered a national disgrace and a state and city embarrassment. Student learning was way below the national average. Costs and budgetary shortfalls were common place with the State...

Delivering Results: A New Mandate for Human Resource Professionals.(Review)
June 22, 1999... Delivering Results: A New Mandate for Human Resource Professionals Edited with an introduction By Dave Ulrich Boston, MA: A Harvard Business Review Book, 1998 349 pp., hardcover, $29.95 Readers will probably find many of the articles in...

The 2,000 Percent Solution.(Review)
June 22, 1999... The 2,000 Percent Solution Donald Mitchell, Carol Coles, Robert Metz AMACOM 1999 Hardcover, $24.95 This book promotes a new thought process to identify and solve problems that impede corporate growth. The fundamental premise of The...

The Four Elements of Successful Management: Select, Direct, Evaluate, Reward.(Review)
June 22, 1999... The Four Elements of Succesful Management: Select, Direct, Evaluate, Reward Don R. Marshall AMACOM American Management Association 1999 208 pp., hardcover, $24.95 US If you want a book full of good advice and clear thinking about how...

"If It's Broken, You Can Fix It: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace".(Review)
June 22, 1999... "If It's Broken, You Can Fix It: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace" Tom E. Jones AMACON, 1998 198 pp., hardcover, $24.95 The modern world is inundated with theories, methodologies, approaches and variations on many familiar...

Results-Based Leadership.(Review)
June 22, 1999... Results-Based Leadership Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger, and Norman Smallwood Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999 238 pp., softcover This professionally crafted book reflects its title: it delivers meaningful results. From its...