Top Research Papers on Leadership

This course explores Transformational Leadership as it relates to workforce dynamics and practices and investigates the history of this theory, including the variety of approaches and salient cultural, gender, and business forces influencing its development over time.

This paper tries to answer the question: How does ICT affect the leadership in virtual teams?

Purpose - Universities are unique institutions that require different leadership styles to achieve their goals. Therefore, this research examines the effect of transformational, servant, and spiritual leadership on the Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of lecturers.  Methodology - The research adopted a quantitative approach, using a questionnaire with a Likert scale to collect data. Purposive sampling was utilized to obtain 120 participants. The SEM-PLS analysis was employed to test the research hypothesis.    Findings - The results showed that transformational leadership did not have...

The purpose of this research is to find out what factors can influence the Development Organization at Company, This article aims to review and synthesize a literature review related to and Servant Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Transactional Leadership, Organization Commitment see the research results of the variables to be reviewed and whether there is an influence between one variable and another. This study uses a literature review by looking for references related to the variables of several international articles. This study provides an overview of the articles obtained by desc...

Today's business climate demands that managers be leaders and that they must be taught human and interpersonal skills along with their technical skills.

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new observation. This raises the issue of the sustainability of the proposed analysis model, especially when we are told that the authors did not conduct a full processtracing analysis. The methodology seems nevertheless influential because the authors reassure the reader that the description and process analysis is limited to “what is needed for assessing and distinguishing the causal effects of alternative conditions of compliance” ~64!. The useful generalization provides us with valuable tools for looking at the effectiveness of socialization strategies that is not biased by the specificiti...

Leadership is the activity to influences others in order to guide them towards a certain goal (Miftah Thoha, 2013; 121). A leader is someone with capabilities and advantages so that they can influences and guides others to work together for a similar goal. Political leadership covers a wide range of topics due to how a country are constituted by structures designed to run it. Transactional leadership occurs because by default leadership is a form of social control between the leader and its subordinates. Transactional leadership or often called transactional politics has become its own problem...

This study examines teacher leadership and how it starts with self-leadership. An effective teacher leader must be able to lead oneself effectively before he or she can lead others within and outside the classroom. Self-leadership is the practice in which one intentionally influences their thinking, feelings, and actions in order to achieve specific objectives. Self-leadership is an aspect of positive self-influence by defining how one excels within the teaching profession and within the classroom. Self-discovery is a vital step to effective self-leadership. Self-discovery is initiated by self...

The performance of employees and an organization's capacity to adjust to changes in the external environment are significantly influenced by leadership. This study aims to investigate the impact of transformational ethics and leadership on employee work practices. This study makes use of literature review or literature study techniques. It is envisaged that research using this qualitative methodology will offer profound insight into the Ethics and Transformational of a leader on the performance of staff. It was found that the influence of ethics on employee performance had significant results ...

It is argued that three second-order factors (transformational, transactional, and laissez faire) should be used as emergent aggregate multidimensional models to describe three different leadership styles, challenging the ubiquitous multiddimensional latent models favored in the extant literature.

This paper uses examples from COVID-19 to show the difference between successful and unsuccessful pandemic leadership, and shows how understanding complexity leadership theory as generative emergence can help to lead differently in crisis and complexity.

18 October 2016 What does being a professional mean? This was a question I raised a few years ago during a talk with university students interested in pursuing professional careers. While they understood that a professional has special knowledge or skillsets, none of them mentioned ethics and public interest. According to the Australian Council of Professions, a profession is defined as “a disciplined group of individuals who adhere to ethical standards and who hold themselves out as, and are accepted by the public as possessing special knowledge and skills in a widely recognized body of learn...

There is no situation where leadership is more important than during a crisis, and yet crisis leadership is a relatively underdeveloped field. This article explores what we know and what remains unknown about crisis leadership. We begin with an overview of what crises are, including different types and key dynamics of crises. We then review four leadership theories that offer insights into crisis leadership before elucidating five key competencies for crisis leadership. Three distinct avenues for future research are proposed, including exploring the distinctions and intersections of crisis lea...

✭ a t the end of the twentieth century, the United states was the world's sole superpower. References to american empire or hegemony exaggerate the extent to which america could control the rest of the world, and i prefer the term " primacy " to describe the way in which, by the end of the century, the United states became the only country with global military, economic, and cultural reach. Contrary to theory and modern history, american power went unbalanced. as one expert observed , " it is highly unusual for a country with only 5 percent of the world's population to be able to organize favo...

The complex challenges of today’s organizations are calling for a new kind of heroic leader. The unquestioned assumption that vision is a pre-requisite for successful change, and that leaders need to be visionaries who can show us the way, presumes the future is predictable, organizations are controllable, and that plans can be implemented. We argue these assumptions are responsible for the abysmal failure rate of organization change programs. In this paper we will describe how our ongoing study of newer change practices (Bushe & Marshak, 2009, 2014, 2015) leads us to argue that successful lea...

Leadership and sustainability have been researched and examined concurrently. There is considerable knowledge regarding sustainable, sustainability, and environmental leadership as separate areas of research and as effective leadership styles that facilitate the achievement of sustainability outcomes. While these research streams have developed alongside each other, there is limited knowledge about the similarities and differences between each of these three leadership approaches. To resolve this problem, the purpose of this paper is to review and compare key leadership themes from each sustai...

This Element examines the way that Boris Johnson's government handled the early months of the Covid crisis in the UK, with a particular focus on the role of rhetoric and communication in enacting their leadership strategy. In liberal democracies, persuasive communication is a vital tool for the execution of power, and leadership is often seen to rely on effective communication practices. The Element focuses in particular on the ways in which notions of trust and authority were constructed as part of this strategy, and how these operated as key indexicals meant to provide a foundation for effec...

Objective: This research explores the leadership values of Sultan Muhammad Bello and their relevance to contemporary Nigerian political and administrative systems. Sultan Muhammad Bello, the son of Shaykh Uthman B. Foduye, played a key role in establishing the Sokoto Caliphate in West Africa. Educated under his father’s guidance and by prominent scholars, Bello's leadership qualities shone in jihad warfare and governance. The study aims to examine how Bello's principles can address modern challenges in Nigeria's democratic governance, including corruption, political fragmentation, and social i...

Purpose This paper aims to explore the effects of leadership style and trust in leadership on employees’ affective commitment under the epidemic situation. Design/methodology/approach A total of 580 valid questionnaires were collected online targeting the hospitality and tourism employees working from home during the particular period of the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data with AMOS software. Findings The findings indicated that perceived transformational leadership was a positive predictor of trust in leadership and affective commitm...

The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) at St. Catherine University educates women and men to engage the heart, mind and spirit of an organization — its people. Effective, ethical and enduring leadership practices are woven into every MAOL course. Students identify their strengths as leaders and enhance their ability to make courageous and wise decisions that move their career and their organization forward.

An overview of using AI in the context of nursing leadership in healthcare settings, including appropriate case use, and the ethical challenges of using AI in clinical settings are provided.

Overview: This paper delves into the pervasive challenges hindering women's progression into leadership roles. The study was conducted in Lusaka district, the capital city of Zambia from which the participants were selected for the study from 6 different organizations, 3 private and 3 government institutions. Body of Knowledge: Through a comprehensive review of existing literature and empirical evidence, it identifies key barriers impeding women's ascent to leadership positions across various sectors. The analysis encompasses societal, organizational, and individual factors contributing to the...

It appears that the reluctance of hypermasculine leaders to take the pandemic seriously and implement or adhere to mitigation measures, contributed to incoherent policy-making, poor and confused communication, reducing levels of public trust, and contributing to high rates of infection and death.

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION Leadership is one of the most complex and multidimensional phenomena. It has been studied extensively over the years and has taken on greater importance than ever before in today’s fastpaced and increasingly globalised world. Nonetheless, leadership continues to generate captivating and confusing debate due to the complexity of the subject. Bennis notes that ‘leadership is the most studied and least understood topic of any in the social sciences’ and ‘never have so many labo...

This article explores the pedagogical considerations of using pop-culture podcasts as an instructional strategy in leadership development. We clarify key concepts, evaluate podcasts as an instructional tool, and provide recommendations and implications for their integration into leadership learning experiences. While an important consideration for educators, more research is needed about the efficacy of this instructional strategy. Nonetheless, podcasts are an important consideration for program architects seeking contemporary connections to leadership learning.

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This research focuses on the leadership management of the principal of SMP Negeri 1 Sonder. The formulation of the problem in this study is How to Understand School Principals about Leadership Management in Country 1 Sonder. How school principals in Negeri 1 Sonder implement leadership management and how school principals strive to improve leadership management. This study uses a qualitative research method that is qualitative descriptive. Observations, documents and interviews are used as data collection techniques. Based on the formulation of the problem and the results of the field study, s...

This paper describes a transformational leadership review of women's leadership in Islam. This study aims to explain leadership concepts that combine women's leadership qualities (gentleness, balance, courage, feelings of compassion, wisdom and integrity) with several characteristics in transformational leadership theory which include moral, self-confidence, vision, environmental orientation, inspiring and charismatic and then integrate with the Qur'anic text on leadership in Islam. This review results that women adopt a participatory and democratic leadership style which is the character of t...

This article delves into the intricacies of leadership development through the lens of the leadership learning framework (LLF); challenging conventional notions by emphasizing self-awareness, relational dynamics, and values as key elements of the leadership development process. We first explore how the LLF reshapes traditional paradigms, redirecting focus from skills acquisition to personal growth rooted in self-awareness, relational dynamics, and values acquisition. Through recommendations and examples, the discussion seeks to clarify the implications of this perspective for leadership educat...

This academic investigation on education leadership theories and styles sought to investigate the effect of different leadership styles practicing in educational organizations and their impact on overall performance of the organization. A summarized overview of the meaning of leadership is followed by an elaborated enquiry on different leadership theories and styles. This study followed a qualitative research approaches where secondary research data from previously published research articles will be integrated and interpreted. This article validates that identification and application of prop...

Integrating leadership theories and understanding the interactions between these theories is a goal for many leadership scholars. The dark side of leadership has become a topic of interest for researchers and practitioners alike in recent years. Dark leadership is likened to poison in an organization, embedding toxins in the company’s culture and instilling deep-rooted behaviors, attitudes, and actions that are a source of internal organizational decay. After viewing a brief introductory video, this article uses a cross-sectional design to investigate followers’ evaluations of a potential lead...

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: The purpose and aim of this research are to show and evaluate the impact of gender and the effectiveness (Decision making and relationships) between transformational leadership and transactional leadership respectively in real estate and construction companies. In addition, to bring to light whether male leaders are more effective than female leaders, or the opposite. Data were collected from 267 respondents in Istanbul, sample of Turkish firms based on the study model data were examined using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software by applying frequency distribution ...

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Education should be able to produce competent human resources. In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 and 21st-century learning, ahead of vocational school is expected to be increasingly able to diversify educational leadership in all learning activities in the school. Therefore this study aims to analyse entrepreneurial competencies, leadership challenges, and leadership solutions for vocational high school principals in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 and 21st-century learning. This research is correlational research using ex-post facto research. The sample of this study was 35...

A more nuanced understanding of leadership in medical trainees is suggested than was previously reported in the literature, and a wider acceptance of their leadership role is suggested.

Developing student leadership has never been more demanded of higher education institutions than within a 21 st century VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. Globally, there is an increasing preference for organisations to become more devolved and operate more collaboratively (Hayward 2015). Rapid socio-economic changes and enhanced access to higher education, have seen 21st century institutions around the world facing major challenges to their governance systems, curriculum, external relations, research and financing (Jones and Harvey 2017; Black 2015; Jones 2014; Shin and ...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a conscious leadership competency framework to be used in business training as well as in managerial study programs. Design/methodology/approach First, using literature review, the current state of knowledge in conscious leadership competency frameworks was examined. Subsequently, a framework analysis on a specific topical book was conducted to find competencies that determine a conscious leader. The output of this analysis was compared with a comprehensive leadership competency framework to propose a conscious leadership competency framework....

The philosophical foundation of servant leadership existed thousands of years ago. Servant leadership is a unique style of leadership ideology which flows against the grain of self-interest human behavior. The nature of both work and the workplace has changed drastically (Billett, 2006). The focus of leadership needs to be shifted from process and outcome to people and the future. The new challenge for management and leadership education is threefold: (a) How to develop workers and unleash their creative potentials, (b) How to create a positive workplace that will attract and retain talented k...

HUMOR is an acronym for remembering essential elements for building a strong leadership foundation. Each element offers an opportunity for connectivity with those you lead. The elements also enable a leader to acknowledge the value of others, facilitate the continued development of skill sets, and enable the most productive application of those skills.

The results show that the employees’ perceptions of digital leadership have a positive and significant effect on all dimensions of an employee innovative work behavior.

Tomorrow's leader must view each person as an individual, showing genuine concern and belief in each person's ability to perform, and several behavioral patterns emerge as important traits for tomorrow's leaders to have-individual consideration, intellectual stimulation and charisma.

O objetivo desse trabalho é trazer os estilos de liderança que está presente na humanidade desde os primórdios. Grandes líderes deixaram marcas positivas ou negativas no mundo e na história em vários momentos, através da atuação à frente de grandes impérios e nações da antiguidade, dirigindo grandes batalhas e guerras devastadoras ou, por outro lado, promovendo o desenvolvimento humano, a justiça, a paz e a esperança. No mundo contemporâneo, não é diferente. Vimos, por exemplo, nos séculos mais recentes, pessoas comuns que se tornaram grandes ícones da humanidade pela intensidade e inteligênci...

Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Marginal (2) Unacceptable (1) Demonstration of Interpersonal Skills At least one exhibit provides significant evidence of effective use of interpersonal skills to lead completion of a project. At least one exhibit provides some evidence of effective use of interpersonal skills to lead completion of a project. At least one exhibit provides information about use of interpersonal skills; but there is little evidence of effective use of these skills. At least one exhibit provides information about use of interpersonal skills; but there is no evidence of effective use o...

This Element posits that questions are the heart of leadership. Leaders ask hard questions that spark creative solutions and new understandings. Asking by itself isn't enough - leaders must also help find answers and turn them into effective action. But the leader's work begins with questions. This Element surveys the main traditions of leadership thought; considers the nature of the group and its questions; explores how culture and bureaucracy serve to provide stable answers to the group's questions; and explores how leaders offers disruptive answers, especially in times of change and crisis....

In this study, we designed an educational experiment to evaluate the High Impact Leadership for School Renewal project’s impact on principal leadership, school leadership, and student achievement. Principals in the experimental group reported statistically significantly greater improvement in principal leadership than their counterparts in the control group (Hedge’s g of 0.73), but teachers in the experimental and control groups showed no difference in their ratings of principal leadership. Teachers in the experimental group reported statistically significantly more improvement in school leade...

This study aims to determine "The Influence of Transformational Leadership, Empowering Leadership, Digital Leadership on Performance by taking a case study at the Public Works and Spatial Planning Office of Pasuruan City. Which is where the system activities for improving the competence of job training in construction experts in the city of Pasuruan are organized by the Office of Public Works and Spatial Planning of the City of Pasuruan. In this case, the researchers took this type of research using a quantitative approach by distributing questionnaires to 110 respondents using the Solvin for...

The results suggest that employee engagement using digital technologies is the most critical success factor, while role clarity has relatively the least significance for the transition to take place.