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Carson, Jay Britton. "Internal team leadership an examination of leadership roles, role structure, and member outcomes /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3895.
Full textThesis research directed by: Business and Management. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
Threeton, Abel D. "Studies into transforming leadership case studies of the use of transforming leadership principles and practices in Christian families #9 /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.
Full textHess, Clara E. "Trust in Leadership: The Role of Implicit Leadership Theory Congruence." NCSU, 2010. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03252010-120318/.
Full textMatys, Lukáš. "Leadership - analýza činnosti vrcholového manažera." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222389.
Full textŠevčíková, Jana. "Leadership a management." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-241475.
Full textDecker, Robert G. "The transformation of church leadership through an understanding of biblical maleness." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
Full textLovings, Erin. "The role of media in teacher's leadership roles and teaching practices." Diss., Connect to online resource, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/colorado/fullcit?p1425753.
Full textHo, Joshua. "The Role of Leadership in Employee Performance." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/736.
Full textLogie, Nicholas. "The role of leadership in conducting orchestras." Thesis, Open University, 2012. http://oro.open.ac.uk/38069/.
Full textGovindji, Reena. "The role of wisdom in organisational leadership." Thesis, Aston University, 2015. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/26695/.
Full textKřetínská, Tereza. "Leadership Communication Role within International Business Organization." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193179.
Full textPrax, Patrick. "Leadership behind the Screen : New Theory about Leadership in Online Role-Playing Games." Thesis, Uppsala University, Media and Communication, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-98691.
Full textPurpose/Aim: The aim of this paper is to study how guild leaders in World of Warcraft (WOW) and leaders of real life organizations compare in terms of tasks, every-day experiences, environment, responsibilities and motivation. This comparison is used to build a new theory describing leadership in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs).
Material/Method: The paper uses the grounded theory approach to build a new theory. 12 interviews were conducted, six with WOW guild leaders and six with leaders of real life organizations. The Four Capacities Framework and the Leadership Grid were used to analyze and compare the results of the interviews.
Main results: Leadership in MMORPGs is as complex and challenging as real life leadership with the difference that it stresses the internal relationships of the organization very much while neglecting outside relations to a big extend. Guild leadership is in many ways similar to real life leadership as both require long term political decisions, policy setting and good work in the field of human resources. However, it stresses the ability to build working social relationships and to motivate using only digital communication. Some aspects of real life leadership like customer orientation and an organizational instance over the leader like an owner or share holders that the leader is responsible to are not existent.
Langlois, Deborah. "The Role of Leadership in Social-emotional Learning Implementation: Leadership and Classroom Environment." Thesis, Boston College, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107974.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to understand the role of school leaders in supporting teachers as they build relationships with and between students in the classroom. These two important aspects of creating a positive classroom learning environment are necessary for Social Emotional Learning to be successful. This qualitative case study drew upon data from interviews with school leaders, teacher focus group interviews, and redacted teacher evaluations in one school district in Massachusetts. While the role of school leaders in the academic success of students has been explored in the literature, there is less research on the specific actions school leaders take to support teachers struggling with classroom environment issues. This study will explore the actions of school leaders through the lens of three leadership practices: setting direction, developing people, and redesigning the organization (Leithwood, Louis, Anderson, & Wahlstrom, 2004). The findings highlighted the difference in school leaders’ perception of the capacity of adults versus students to learn relationship building skills. In some cases school leaders were not confident that building these skills was possible and consequently they struggled to provide clear and specific strategies to teachers. The findings also reflect the reactive versus proactive nature of the support teachers received for building relationships with and between students. Recommendations include re-organizing resources to allow for more teacher collaboration, targeted professional development in relationship building and exploration regarding the difference in how student peer relationships were viewed compared to teacher student relationships
Thesis (EdD) — Boston College, 2018
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Educational Leadership and Higher Education
McBroom, Douglas G. "Explorations in Leadership Education: The Role of Leadership Education in Higher Education Outcomes." Diss., [Missoula, Mont.] : The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-03262009-144239/unrestricted/McBroom_umt_0136D_10023.pdf.
Full textStinson, Emily Davis. "The school psychologist's morale, perception of administrators' leadership style, role expectation and self-role perception." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1989. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1520.
Full textOsborne, Yvonne Therese, and res cand@acu edu au. "An Exploration of How Nurses Construct their Leadership Role During the Provision of Health Care." Australian Catholic University. School of Educational Leadership, 2006. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp102.11092006.
Full textHotmire, Jesse. "Principals' Role Perception and Implementation of Educational Reform." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1522678378556588.
Full textLippstreu, Michael. "The role of improvability beliefs in predicting the structure and function of implicit leadership theories." Thesis, Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004:, 2003. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-04062004-164723/unrestricted/lippstreu%5Fmichael%5F200312%5Fms.pdf.
Full textDrake, Evan K. "The role of elders in ancient Israelite society." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com.
Full textBrennan, Michael. "Community College Internationalization| The Role of Presidential Leadership." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10615429.
Full textThe literature differentiates between globalization and internationalization, but views the two phenomena as inextricably linked. Globalization is defined as a set of imposing economic and political forces that demand higher education pursue increased levels of international engagement (Altbach & Knight, 2007, p. 290); and has been explained as a process accelerating the “…flow of people, culture, ideas, values, knowledge, technology, and economy across borders, resulting in a more interconnected and interdependent world” (Knight, 2008, p. x).
Internationalization is a response by higher education to manage the impact of globalization. Approaches for internationalization may involve infusing intercultural perspectives into curriculum, recruiting international students, promoting study abroad, engaging in international development initiatives, and building international partnerships (Knight, 2008, p. xi). Exploring the academic landscape, the capacity to respond to global forces by internationalizing varies considerably. Community colleges are among the institutions failing to respond. International initiatives remain marginalized on most community college campuses (Boggs, 2007; Green, 2007; Raby & Valeau, 2007).
Community colleges educate nearly 50% of U.S. undergraduates and a disproportionate share of minority, first generation, and first time in college students (AACC, 2015c). Given the inevitability of continued globalization (Altbach, 2010, 2015; Altbach & Knight, 2007; Hudzik, 2011, 2015; Knight, 1993, 1994), community college internationalization is an imperative for U.S. higher education.
The purpose of this research study was to understand how presidents assert leadership and create organizational capacity for internationalizing their public community colleges. Qualitative research methods were employed to inform the development of research questions, structure data collection, and frame the data analysis. By design, this study brought together evidence from multiple sources. A minimum of ten interviews were conducted at each site. Relevant documents were collected for analysis.
The presidents and campuses chosen and research methods allowed for a robust, in-depth examination of the president’s role in the internationalization process over a sustained period of time, but in dissimilar geographic, demographic and economic contexts. While they employed different strategies, the three presidents successfully achieved consensus among stakeholders that internationalization was an institutional imperative.
Solomon, Wesley Anthony. "Assessing the role of leadership in strategic planning." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/609.
Full textWilson, Jane T. "The Workers' Leadership Role in a Lean Transformation." Thesis, Franklin Pierce University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3604804.
Full textThis research explored the challenges that New Hampshire manufacturers faced in introducing and sustaining improvement initiatives and the social dimension of this issue.
Using an ethnographic methodology, participant-observation was employed to examine the culture of a New Hampshire manufacturer. Through active participation in work groups, regular assignments, and meetings, an understanding of the impact the culture had on the implementation of a set of improvement techniques known as lean manufacturing was gained. Observations illuminated the leadership roles that both management and workers play. Nine themes described the lived experience and the social forces that guided that experience. These themes were: subgroups, lack of overall teamwork, dominant clique, lack of management interaction, focus on the past, workers social lives, individual cooperation, pride in workmanship, lack of process ownership. The effect of these nine themes on the lean initiatives was explored. Finally, the study extrapolated the findings to provide recommendations on successful practices in sustaining lean improvements.
Verbeke, Kristi J. "Competencies for a leadership role in educational development." Thesis, Wayne State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3613212.
Full textBecause the field of educational development (also known as faculty development, academic development, and staff development) is relatively new, very little is known about the competencies required for those who work in the field. Additionally, there are no formal pathways or means of formal preparation for educational developers. This study utilized a mixed-methods research design to explore the competencies required for a leadership role in the field of educational development.
The first part of the study sought to identify these competencies by using the Delphi technique to survey experts in the field. The second part explored whether these competencies were currently represented through content analysis of job postings for educational development leaders. Twenty-two (22) experts from the field of educational development in the United States were selected using purposive sampling and snowball technique. Participants engaged in four rounds of questionnaires during the Delphi survey and generated 66 knowledge, skills, abilities and values required for an educational development leadership position. The expert panel did not agree that 7 of these items belonged on the competency list. An analysis of job postings for educational development leaders revealed an additional 8 competencies not identified in the Delphi study.
Analysis and further refinement of these competencies generated during the Delphi survey and content analysis of job postings resulted in 10 areas of knowledge, grouped into four categories: classroom or disciplinary-based knowledge, educational and instructional knowledge, organizational knowledge, and higher education system knowledge. Nineteen (19) skills or abilities were also identified and grouped into five categories: administrative duties, educational development services, enhancing organizational culture around teaching and learning, professional and scholarly development, and individual and soft skills. Eleven (11) values also emerged.
The research from this study indicates that there is indeed, a formal body of knowledge attributable to the field of educational development, as well as a distinct set of skills and abilities required for successful developers. Better understanding these will help further professionalize the field of educational development and create a formal pathway or means of preparation for those seeking to enter the field.
Collins, Claire Elizabeth. "Exploring executive coaching : its role in leadership development." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2012. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/53725/.
Full textWitts, Joseph Ochien'g. "The Role of Strategic Leadership in Banking Profitability." ScholarWorks, 2016. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2433.
Full textConner-Boyd, Joyce Collette. "The Role of Strategic Leadership in Healthcare Profitability." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7281.
Full textNeuhoff, Emily Marie. "Leadership and the good soldier: the role of transformational leadership in organizational citizenship behaviors." OpenSIUC, 2016. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2074.
Full textKashner, Patricia Anne. "A profile of female leadership." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1991. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
Full textSource: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2993. Abstract precedes thesis as [3] preliminary leaves. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-114).
Baker, Mark. "The relationship between servant leadership, role stress and coping in subordinate service roles." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2968.
Full textA study of the literature revealed that the concept of servant leadership is still in need of further empirical research. It also became clear that the leadership style employed by the supervisors of certain boundary spanning employees may have a pivotal effect on the role stress they experience and the resulting coping mechanisms they are likely to employ. Evidently, further investigation into the relationship between the constructs of servant leadership, role stress and coping could be valuable. An exploratory study to investigate these relationships was therefore planned and executed. A correlative ex post facto study of nonexperimental kind was followed making use of survey research. For this purpose a composite questionnaire was created and used as the means of data gathering. The questionnaires were directly administered by the researcher to the participants of a large national retail organisation where the survey was conducted. A total of 290 respondents from six different stores of this organisation participated in the study. The respondents occupying a specific type of boundary spanning role, known as the subordinate service role (SSR), completed the composite questionnaire which comprised of the rater version of the Servant Leadership Questionnaire of Barbuto and Wheeler (2006), the role stress scale based on the research work of Hartline and Ferrell (1996), and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984). The SSR incumbents assessed the level of servant leadership of their immediate supervisors, their own level of role stress and the coping mechanisms which they typically employ. Answers were sought to three research questions dealing with the content and configuration of the constructs as well as their interrelations.
Dahlman, Johanna, and Anna Engberg. "Part-time employment within the Swedish retail business : – A study of part-time employment from a management perspective." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-18682.
Full textBriker, Roman [Verfasser]. "Leadership needs time : the role of temporal cognitions for leadership processes and outcomes / Roman Briker." Gießen : Universitätsbibliothek, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1191094502/34.
Full textBridgeforth, Brian W. "Leadership as role and relationship in social dynamics: An exploratory study seeking a leadership archetype." ScholarWorks, 2009. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/665.
Full textShah, Yashna Jitendra. "The Impact of Role Model Similarity on Women's Leadership Outcomes." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78144.
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Robson, Victoria Elizabeth. "It's All About Me: The Role of the Self in Predicting Leadership Perceptions." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27654.
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Samara, Abdelhamid. "The Role of Transformational Leadership in Organization Change Success." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-1182.
Full textThe purpose of this thesis is to gain better understanding of leading transformation in terms of effective change process models, transformational leaders characteristics and the impact of organization culture on change process. Organizations that handle change well thrive, whilst those that do not may struggle to survive. The thesis has a qualitative approach and the empirical data was gathered through telephone interviews and a webinar (Web-based seminar) with company‟s works in the field of consultancy namely EMERGE International ® and The Leadership Trust ®. I choose to focus on theories and conduct a review of several studies addressed the positive aspects of change and transformational leadership as part of organization change management practice. The main findings from this thesis is that, the approach taken to manage change mirrors the leader mindset and his ability to lead transformation and manage resistance based on becoming more aware of the dynamics of transformation in both human and process level. Further on, the leader needs to be competent in the process of transforming organization in term of his role as a change agent who facilitate, coach and consolidate the short-term wins achievements to ensure that individuals within the organization accept the changes and make progress towards the longer term goals. Moreover, the leader should ensure to design a change process that demonstrates the desired organization culture. Finally, the thesis recommended a model could be used by leaders to guide a transformation process at the organization. The methodology used is based on the scope of change and the degree of employee involvement.
Ogletree, Ann L. "Servant leadership the urban principal's role in facilitating inclusion /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1212089551.
Full textAdvisor: Nancy A. Evers. Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Sep. 4, 2008). Includes abstract. Keywords: educational leadership; inclusion; collaboration; principal; special education; servant leadership; student achievement; school culture. Includes bibliographical references.
Weight, Pauline. "Strategic and professional leadership : the challenge of role duality." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3351.
Full textPotter, John Richard. "Leader role perception : a methodology for investigating episodic leadership." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1985. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/2211/.
Full textVasilaki, Athina. "Enhancing post-acquisition organisational performance : the role of leadership." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2009. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/8031/.
Full textSheard, Anthony Geoffrey. "An examination of leadership development : a role based perspective." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2007. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/2670/.
Full textOgletree, Ann Laveda. "Servant Leadership: The Urban Principal’s Role in Facilitating Inclusion." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212089551.
Full textRoberts, Heather Elise. "Investigating the role of personal attributes in leadership emergence." Diss., This resource online, 1995. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-155350/.
Full textTaylor, Dori Shae. "Role of Social Media in B2B CEO Thought Leadership." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/542324.
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Thought leadership is a term that has been around for more than a decade. Little research has been done on exactly what thought leadership is or how to become a thought leader. Yet the business press is full or articles touting the importance of becoming a thought leader along with a variety of benefits. Additionally, social media has become an increasingly important part of any marketing strategy. This paper begins by developing a typology of business to business CEO social media presence, it clearly defines the three key attributes of a thought leader and concludes with identifying which attributes are the most important in CEO thought leadership. Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are generally expected to represent the public face of the company, and their leadership is critical to success in product-service markets. Social media platforms offer CEOs the opportunity to benefit their companies by demonstrating leadership, communicating ideas, and motivating others, often with a personalized touch. Yet, many CEOs, particularly in business-to-business (B2B) firms, are relatively new to social media and do not have a clear social media strategy. A typology of B2B CEO social media presence was developed by utilizing cluster analysis to analyze a cross-section of B2B CEOs’ social media activity. Results shows that the Reluctants, constituting 74% of the sample, have little or no social media presence. Of CEOs with some social media presence, the main types are LinkedIn Leveragers who have a substantial LinkedIn presence only, and TweetStars, who are active only on Twitter. A CEO who is a thought leader is a business leader who communicates ideas in a way that motivates others to develop them and is recognized by others outside of their organization. Using the three attributes of thought leadership – communication, motivation of others, and public recognition, a survey was conducted to identify which of these attributes were the most important in increasing perceived thought leadership. Using choice based conjoint analysis to test the level of perceived thought leadership, public recognition followed closely by motivation were most important in contributing to perceived thought leadership. The typology developed in this paper leads to the development of a set of empirical propositions for future research. Insights gained from this analysis can help companies and their CEOs make informed decisions on their social media options and strategies. The identification of what attributes are most important to increase levels of perceived thought leadership lays the foundation for additional research. Recommendations offered in this paper can help companies and CEOs invest their resources in a marketing strategy appropriate to their goals.
Temple University--Theses
Leonard, Robert Alan. "The Role of Followership During Periods of Absent Leadership." ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/120.
Full textCaravello, Halina E. "The Role of Leadership in Safety Performance and Results." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/862.
Full textSkarstad, Kirsten Genevieve Nielsen. "Reconceptualizing the role of teacher leaders collaboration among visionaries, troubleshooters, catalysts and stabilizers /." Access abstract and link to full text, 1994. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.library.utulsa.edu/dissertations/fullcit/9423377.
Full textFlinn, Kevin Paul. "Making sense of leadership development : reflections on my role as a leader of leadership development interventions." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/13884.
Full textMizoguchi, Allyson Lee. "District Leadership Practices That Foster Equity: The Role of District Leadership in Teacher-Led Equity Work." Thesis, Boston College, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108839.
Full textAs a result of pressing educational inequities that can be traced to students’ race, ethnicity, class, home language, and learning needs, many districts prioritize equity work in their strategic plans and mission. With their close proximity to student learning, teachers can play an integral role in furthering equity efforts. Studies have pointed to the building principal as the leader most influential in creating a culture of teacher leadership; however, there is a gap in the research related to how the district leadership sets the conditions for this culture. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how district leaders in one Massachusetts school district set the conditions for teacher leadership, specifically in enacting efforts to support the learning of all students. Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews and document review. Findings indicate that district leaders can cultivate teacher leadership in equity work when they provide meaningful professional development opportunities, when they consistently support building principals, when their messaging about the importance of equity is clear, and when they provide formal leadership roles and opportunities to teachers. Although several steps removed from the locus of the classroom, district leaders can play a critical role in fostering a culture in which teachers are trusted, supported, and prepared to reach every learner
Thesis (EdD) — Boston College, 2020
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Cantone, Daniel. "Bob Johnson: Coach, Leader, Role Model, Community Servant." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1155.
Full textHeinen, Beth A. "Leadership's influence on nonwork outcomes the mediating role of work-family climate /." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/4520.
Full textVita: p. 116. Thesis director: Stephen J. Zaccaro. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 10, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-115). Also issued in print.