Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies articles from December 2005

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies archives from December 2005

Attitudes toward workplace fun: a three sector comparison.
December 22, 2005... This study examined the issue of "fun at work" across three sectors: public, nonprofit, and private. Specifically, we examined employees' attitudes toward fun, their perceptions of what is (and is not) fun, and the role of trust in the...

We the leaders: in order to form a leaderful organization.
December 22, 2005... This article endeavors to develop an emerging paradigm of leadership for our organizations known as "leaderful practice." Leaderful practice constitutes a direct challenge to the conventional view of leadership as "being out in front." It is...

Transformational leadership and group climate--empirical results from symphony orchestras.
December 22, 2005... The study investigates the degree to which the conductor's transformational leadership style and a cooperative climate in the orchestra favorably effect the orchestra's artistic quality. The authors study the assertion that the conductor's...

Towards a deeper understanding of hope and leadership.
December 22, 2005... Recently a cognitive based theory of hope developed within the field of positive psychology has been discussed in relation to organizational leadership. (Shorey & Snyder, 1997) Hope in this context can be described as a positive motivational...

The proposed contagion effect of hopeful leaders on the resiliency of employees and organizations.
December 22, 2005... Hope has often been misunderstood and underestimated as a potentially powerful human capacity. Traditionally, hope has too often been dismissed as a whimsical and abstract concept that could not be well defined, let alone measured, developed,...

Task and relationship-oriented trust in leaders.
December 22, 2005... This study examines the relative influence of competence, consistency and motivational intention upon the defined task and relationship dimensions of trust in leaders. A sample of 345 part- and full-time employees provided survey responses...

Structural changes in turbulent environments: a study of small and mid-size Chinese organizations.
December 22, 2005... Case studies on nine mid-size Chinese organizations were created to establish whether or not the long-recognized principle that increasing environmental uncertainty must be met with organizations adopting organic structural elements still holds...

Context and mentoring: examining formal and informal relationships in high tech firms and K-12 schools.
December 22, 2005... Mentoring relationships have been increasingly used as a means for leadership development across a range of contexts. However, it is unclear whether mentoring and its outcomes are a function of the type of mentoring provided within an...

Yes, you can teach business ethics: a review and research agenda.
December 22, 2005... In the face of continuing doubt as to the value of teaching business ethics, evidence is reviewed suggesting that the endeavor is a worthy one. Specifically, we examine three common concerns raised by various stakeholders as to the viability of...