Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies articles from June 2003

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies archives from June 2003

The effects of positive affect and gender on the influence tactics--job performance relationship.
June 22, 2003... Influence tactics are goal-oriented behaviors that individuals use to obtain desired outcomes. Thus, it is important that managers understand subordinates' use of influence tactics and the effects of these tactics on organizational outcomes. In...

Outsourcing HR functions: when--and when not--to go outside.
June 22, 2003... Deciding whether and what to outsource is not as patently obvious as some managers might think. This paper examines issues HR executives should consider before outsourcing HR activities. The findings are based on published research and is...

Enhancing incremental influence: a focused approach to leadership development.
June 22, 2003... In an effort to construct a framework for understanding leadership development (LD), this paper examines the available evidence regarding exactly what organizations attempt to develop under the rubric of LD, and how they attempt to develop it....

Creating and maintaining networks among leaders: an exploratory case study of two leadership training programs.
June 22, 2003... This research explores the link and importance of creating and maintaining networks with statewide and county-wide leadership training programs. The first section provides a review of literature on networking and its importance for leadership...

Community based civic leadership programs: a descriptive investigation.
June 22, 2003... This paper focuses on the development and operational practice of civic leadership programs within the entire state of California. The intention of this paper is to provide a clearer understanding of how civic leadership programs are shaped and...

Using the Myers-Briggs type indicator as a tool for leadership development? Apply with caution.
June 22, 2003... Despite its wide use as a tool to enhance leadership development, the current way in which the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is administered provides limited value to managers. This paper reviews how to interpret the MBTI, examines some of...

Leadership/followership similarities between people in a developed and a developing country: the case of Dominicans in NYC and Dominicans on the island.
June 22, 2003... This article presents the descriptive findings of two small-scale surveys regarding four organizational-behavior dimensions conducted in the Dominican Republic (a developing country) and New York City (in a developed country) with subjects of...

Context and control in foreign subsidiaries: making a case for the host country national manager.
June 22, 2003... Conventional wisdom has equated expatriate managers with increased control of foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs). Integrating theory from the control, leadership, and organizational change literatures, this paper develops...

Conversation with Linda Morgan: leadership in surface transportation.
June 22, 2003... The rail industry over the past couple of years has faced a number of critical problems with merger implementations that created extensive transportation delays and corresponding shipper ill will. During implementation of the Union...