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Download or read book Handbook of Methods in Leadership Research written by Birgit Schyns and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an overview of a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods for leadership research, authored by scholars in the areas of leadership and research methodology. Integrating insights from other research areas, it provides novel approaches and multiple techniques for leadership research in a straightforward fashion. Because the volume is designed to help leadership researchers get their first insights into specific methods and their potential application to leadership research, it is appropriate for multiple audiences. These include academics and practitioners wanting to try a new method, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students wanting an overview of a variety of techniques. It will also be helpful to readers and reviewers as they endeavour to better understand and assess the quality of existing leadership research.

Download or read book The Dark Side of Behaviour at Work written by A. Furnham and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-06-21 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporations of every size have experience of employees who are guilty of lying, stealing, sabotage, hacking, destruction of files and data, and more than a few corporations have been, and continue to be, devastated by the activities of whistleblowers. Profits, secrets and staff morale are all threatened. This book provides a background to the psychology of deviance and offers practical advice about identifying the causes of and prescriptions for reversing disloyalty.

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Download or read book Definitions of Theory and Theory Building Related Concepts written by Alaa Eldin Moustafa and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - General, Northcentral University (School of Business and Technology Management), language: English, abstract: Why theory is important for scientific investigators and business professionals? Could theorists generate theory from trial and error approach, or a good theory must follow and go beyond specific virtues? Does theory necessarily require application? Eventually, do business professionals practice real business problems without theory? Theory's precise nature involves a vigorous debate among social scientists, academics, and business professionals. The theme of the debate is embedded in different types of theory and in the scholarly views of what constitutes a good theory. In this paper, we present three views on the nature and types of theory, focus on the relationship between theory and research, and identify theoretical directions through which research can contribute to theory.

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations written by David Day and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the leadership field continues to evolve, there are many reasons to be optimistic about the various theoretical and empirical contributions in better understanding leadership from a scholarly and scientific perspective. The Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations brings together a collection of comprehensive, state-of-the-science reviews and perspectives on the most pressing historical and contemporary leadership issues - with a particular focus on theory and research - and looks to the future of the field. It provides a broad picture of the leadership field as well as detailed reviews and perspectives within the respective areas. Each chapter, authored by leading international authorities in the various leadership sub-disciplines, explores the history and background of leadership in organizations, examines important research issues in leadership from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives, and forges new directions in leadership research, practice, and education.

Download or read book Organizational Behavior written by Stephen P. Robbins and published by Pearson South Africa. This book was released on 2009 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robbins/Judge provide the research you want in the language your students understand; accompanied with the best selling self-assessment software, SAL. Some topics include management functions; the social sciences; helping employees balance work and other responsibilities; improving people skills; improving customer service; motivational concepts; communication; power and politics; conflict and negotiation; culture; and stress management. Globally accepted and written by one of the most foremost authors in the field, this is a necessary read for all managers, human resource workers, and anyone needing to understand and improve their people skills.

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Download or read book Leadership written by Judith L. Komaki and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can managers motivate their employees? After conducting detailed field studies of work groups in settings as diverse as insurance company offices and regatta sailboats, Judith Komaki has identified two key behaviours that seem to distinguish effective from ineffective managers; monitoring workers' performance and communicating consequences. Drawing on her research over the last ten years, Komaki combines behavioural and cognitive theories of leadership and puts forward a new model for the study of leadership from an operant perspective.

Download or read book Leadership and Organizational Change written by Sandra G. L. Schruijer and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighties and nineties have witnessed a renewed interest in the phenomenon of leadership. This special issue provides an overview of research on the concepts of transformational leadership, while focusing on conceptual, methodological and measurement problems. The effectiveness of various leadership styles is assessed, placing the concept against the background of changing organizations and changing environments.

Download or read book Leadership Legacies written by The following authors contributed and published by CCBS Press. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Leadership Legacies’ provides an invaluable reference point for senior executives or those striving towards a successful cross-border career, to understand how cultural differences impact upon leadership styles and practices. Each semester, we publish a report on our quantitative survey-based global study, alongside our review of extant in-country leadership literature, preferably written by local scholars and professionals in their native language. Moreover, we attempt to empirically validate these findings by conducting expert interviews with native specialists. This new issue of our ongoing leadership series presents country-specific analyses of culturally endorsed leadership practices and styles in the following countries or territories: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Honduras, Hungary, Japan, Laos, Monaco, Northern Cyprus, Republic of Seychelles and the Vatican. This publication contains contributions from around 122 researchers from 27 countries who participated in the Cross-Cultural Business Skills elective offered by the Part-time Academy of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA). Final Editors: Sander Schroevers and Christopher Higgings, Bibliographic editor Aynur Doğan. The following authors contributed: Adri Molenaar , Aimée Kitchen, Ali Abukhalifa, Alp Eren Sönmez, Arcadi Abas, Arlette Walter, Baptiste Rivière, Barbara Borsuková, Beau Wilmsen, Bernhard Nederveen, Bonne Kroese, Bram van Ooijen, Brandon Atkins, Brecht van der Wiel, Caroline van de Water, Cemile Haytaoğlu, Christoph Kleine, Clara Eggink, Daisy George, Daisy van der Veen, Damion de Best, Danique van der Teems, Davide Forapani, Debbie Keune, Dejan Ivković, Demi Pronk, Diantha Knaap, Dionne Vreeswijk, Djorden van Keulen, Dominique Hoogendoorn, Elena Bandini, Evelyn Tsai, Faruk Tutucu, Felix Schilder, Furgill Simons, Hamza El Daly, Hans van den Berg, Haruka Miyagi（宮城春花）Ignacio Colomina, Inti El-Bakari, Ismail Azmaa, Jack Chouinard, Jaime Garcia, Jana Beyram, Jason Bergen, Jeremy Hayer, Jesper Ebbelaar, Joey Hufman, Juliëtte van der Burg, Justin Schotte, Karim Slaby, Kenjiro van der Laan, Kim Konijn, Kim van Zundert, Ksenija Demidenko, Lars Quint, Laura Dayan, Lennart de Lange, Lisa Cornelissens, Lisa Zwaaneveld, Loek Driessen, Lotte Frowijn, Louis Grimblat, Mabèl Reichenfeld, Marian Osman, Marit Zijlmans, Marnick van der Meulen, Maximilian Meiners, Meike van Dijk, Melisa Tafa, Michelle Zwang, Milo Collazuol, Mitch van den Ende, Mohammed Khadhraoui, Mohammed Nour-Eddine Elhajoui Eljaafari, Mustafa Kirat, Nabil Azri, Naomi Daudu, Natália Horečná, Niccolò Crociani, Nikki Hopman, Noah Gerritsen, Noud van den Boer, Omar Alhaj Ali, Omar El Baradie, Patrick Klaghofer, Rafael Riccomi, Raveena Panchu, Redouan El Yousfi, Romaisa El Hadia, Ruben Guldenaar, Ruben Mosselman, Sahar Alsahli, Sarah Belkhayatte, Sayaka Inoue, Selin Elbertsen, Senaida Kambel, Sergio Phielix, Shanice Westenberg, Sherif El Azzamy, Sophie Veldhuis, Tereza Pospíšilová , Thijmen Meyer, Timo Narjes, Tristan Selier, Tristan van Inge, Tymoteusz Filipczuk, Xiu Lan Tan, Yassine El Bouhali, Yassine El Yakoubi and Zornitsa Hristova.