In doing so, we analyse the challenges facing political leaders in local government in england and wales. Steve jobs was able to chart a vision for the organization. Designmethodologyapproach the paper examines selected leadership literature through the lens of theory building blocks. Us how effective leadership can facilitate change in organizations through improvement and innovation performance, but also influences the behavior and attitude of the employees in the organizationfor the better. Journal of applied leadership and management 4, 21 40 21 meaning of change agents within. While new organizational structures and new leadership roles matter to instructional i. Bass theory of leadership states that there are three basic ways to explain how people become leaders stogdill, 1989. The journal of business leadership spring, 2014 by robyn. Additionally, we thank journal of organizational behavior associate editor, mark. Participative leaders encourage participation and contributions from group members and help group members to feel relevant and committed to the decisionmaking process.
This journal serves as a forum to share leadership education teaching and learning advancements, research innovations, and applications. International journal on leadership volumes and issues. Philosophers, political scientists, and psychologists have. Utilizing attribution theory, they suggest that dysfunctional leaders are frequently driven by biased. The impact of an executive leadership development program n jay s. The early great man theory assumed that certain people have characteristics that make them. In partnership with josseybasswiley, the ila offers members free online access to the journal of leadership studies. Volume 4, issue 1 summer 2012 the journal of strategic leadership jsl provides a forum for leadership practitioners and students of strategic leadership around the world by publishing applied articles on topics that enhance knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of strategic leadership at all levels. Academic leadership journal alj fort hays state university. The school of advanced studies is the host college for the journal of leadership studies, a quarterly academic journal that provides opportunities for doctoral students, faculty members, and practitioners to publish their research. Overview of theories great man theory trait theory behavioural theories ohio state studies and michigan studies managerial grid contingency theory. A comparative analysis of british political leadership, 19972010. It publishes original, highquality articles that contribute to the advancement of the study of leadership.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. These are all questions that race through our minds as we begin to evaluate ourselves as leaders. Journal of leadership studies university of phoenix. South african journal of education, volume 36, number 4, november 2016 3 a manager utilises rational intelligence by being taskfocused, while leaders prioritise other intelligences ronthy, 2014. Eleadership in virtual workforce required competencies for effective leaders prima zaman north south university, dhaka. However, the emphasis on leadership theory and practice spans the boundaries among these settings to promote discussions that center on human activity and interrelations. June 2011 242 role of effective communications for enhancing leadership and entrepreneurial skills in university students manshoor hussain abbasi corresponding author program officer department of humanities, comsats institute of information technology. Jeremy moreland, mark ludorf, anthony middlebrooks and daniel jenkins. To provide you with insight into your own leadership strengths and development opportunities product. For the remaining 263 journal articles and 77 doctoral dissertations, we examined each.
There is also increasing recognition that schools require effective leaders and managers if they are to provide the best po ssible education for their learners. Using a journal regularly will give you the courage to see the world differently, to understand the world differently, and to lead in new and needed ways. To do so we consider leaders, corporate policies and procedures, and organizations, all in an effort to define the intersection of strategic leadership and organizational success. Ringleb and others published neuroleadership in 2014 find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
However, christianity today international recently made the difficult decision to no longer publish leadership journal as a print quarterly. International journal of leadership and change western. Journal home most popular papers receive email notices or rss select an issue. A document cocitation analysis 198020 on leadership constructs and outcomes. The journal of student leadership student leadership and. Leadership in business and sport by mary kovach valposcholar.
Being a leader is not just about titles, it is about taking responsibility for making things happen. The journal of strategic leadership jsl provides a forum for leadership practitioners and students of strategic leadership around the world by publishing applied articles on topics that enhance knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of strategic leadership at all levels within a variety of industries and organizations the jsl is published in electronic. Department of industrial engineering and management, jss academy of technical education, bangalore, india nswamy. International journal of business and social science vol. Three possible options the meso paradigm house, et al. Research on organizations and the natural environment, 1992present. Role of effective communications for development of. Since the late 1980s, theories of transformational and charismatic leadership have been ascendant.
Leadership is characterised by ones spirit and includes ones personality and vision, while management is. The journal of leadership studies incorporates contributions from business, nonprofit organizations, government entities, education and health care. Characteristics of successful leaders 4 whether you run a company or a division, or even a department, a leader has to have a clear idea of where they want their people to be marching. Iosr journal of business and management iosrjbm eissn. Alemu 3 bution of the leader for organizational function or dysfunction based on responses to workplace outcome p.
Focused on k12 education and educators as well as senior leaders responsible for organizational learning, joel publishes empirical and conceptual studies, including original research and evaluation studies, and. Leadership journals final issue released winter 2016. Hersey and blanchards situational theory houses path. Reflective journal with goalsetting worksheet format. The lack of integration in leadership research is evident both within and across the trait and behavior paradigms, as research within each paradigm generally focuses on a single trait or behavioral perspective.
The four theories that will be discusses in this paper are the leadermember exchange theory lmx, pathgoal theory, transactionaltransformational theory, and the fullrange leadership theory frlt. Meaning of change agents within organizational change. Journal of leadership studies volume 9, issue 3 fall. Journal of strategic leadership jsl considers these important questions. Journal of agricultural education 90 volume 49, number 2, 2008 2001.
Most cited the leadership quarterly articles elsevier. Please make sure you have adobe reader or other pdf reader software installed on your pc or you will not be able to read the files. Academic leadership journal alj was published by the fort hays state university college of education from 2003 to 2012. Participative theory participative leadership theories suggest that the ideal leadership style is one that takes the input of others into account. Leadership theory is dynamic and continues to change over time. One of the most intriguing expressions of human behavior is the leaderfollower phenomenon. The alj is an open access journal publications available online for users to read, download, copy, distribute, and use with attribution. A model of political leadership kevin morrell and jean hartley abstract in this article we develop a model of political leadership. Knight, president and cfo first edition 2007 2723 steamboat circle, arlington, texas 76006 usa phone. Carol stream, il january 14, 2016 leadership journal was first published in 1980, and over 36 years and 145 issues, the journal has championed faithfulness and effectiveness in church leaders. E598, ground floor, palam extension near ramphal chowk, sector7, dwarka new delhi 110077. Leadership behaviors and follower performance herman aguinis.
Leadership selfanalysis journal best writing service. In an attempt to generate some order in this diffuse domain of research, i analyze. Since the beginning of civilization, people have sought answers to the questions of who becomes a leader and why. From our membership agreement lulu is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and professions can publish, sell, or buy creative content such as novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks, technical manuals, articles, photography books, childrens books, calendars, and a host of other content that defies easy categorization. Leadership as a function of power proposalmanagement 56 apmp fall 1999 the most common way to exercise referent poweris merely to ask the target person with whom one has a friendship to do something it is useful to indicate the importance of the request because a request that is important to the. Does an officially appointed change agent overestimate his change related skills and knowledge in comparison to the assessment of his employees. A major reason is that the dominant leadership theories e. The first two explain the leadership development for a small number of people. Fiedlers least preferred coworker lpc theory cognitive resource theory situational theory. The journal synthesizes the best that theory has to offer with the realworld practical experience of tested leaders.
Goal attainment is an issue leadership studies also address. Launched in 2007, the mission of the journal of leadership studies is to publish leadership research and theoretical contributions that bridge the gap between scholarship and practice and that exemplify critical inquiry into contemporary organizational issues and. By understanding the characteristics of the leader, their successes and failures, as well as the political and work environment they faced, the modern day worker can hope to. How one understands, builds leadership skills and applies them on a broader level depends on ones knowledge and confidence to expand beyond boundaries. A dynamic theory of leadership development abstract purpose the paper offers a dynamic theory of leadership development. Its international team of editors included editors from india, greece, canada, and the united states. The thinkers associated with trait theory believed that a great man has to be born, not made. Grider, do, phd, richard lofgren, md and ralph weickel in this article a leadership development program at an academic medical center at the university of kentucky is serving as a training ground for upandcoming executives. Global journal of management and business research volume xv issue ix version i y ear a 201 2015 global journal1s inc. Some personality traits may lead people naturally into leadership roles. However, there is a substantial difference between transformational leadership and trait theory. The most cited articles published since 2017, extracted from scopus.
These leadership theories include the trait theories, behavioral theories, the. Transformational leadership has been associated with the trait theory in some ways. To navigate todays knowledge economy, business leaders, male or. Launched in 2007, the mission of the journal of leadership studies is to publish leadership research and theoretical contributions that bridge the gap between scholarship and practice and that exemplify critical inquiry into contemporary organizational issues and paradigms. About the journal thejournal of leadership, accountability and ethics is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of business and management knowledge by publishing, through a blind, refereed process, ongoing results of research in accordance with international scientific or scholarly standards. This article throws light upon the top three categories of leadership theories. Pdf theory and research on leadership in organizations. Theoretical perspectives are organized in a fourfold typology based on the dominating assumptions of the research effort. Researchers have studied it, philosophers have engaged in long discussions and written treatises about it, and practitioners have tried mightily to target exactly what is meant when we use the term leadership. Journal of leadership studies volume 9, issue 3 fall 2015. Leadership theories are a relatively recent phenomena that have been advanced by the sudden interest in historical leaders and the desire to identify the characteristics and behaviors that these leaders exhibited.
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