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Attitudes Of Diverse Women Superintendents Toward Nine Tenets Of Effective Leadership, Salwa Abdel-Hamid Zaki
Attitudes Of Diverse Women Superintendents Toward Nine Tenets Of Effective Leadership, Salwa Abdel-Hamid Zaki
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Current data show that approximately 65--75% of the teaching force is women, yet only 12--13% of today's public school superintendents are women. The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership styles, behaviors, and attitudes of diverse women superintendents. Nine tenets of effective leadership, taken from extant research, evolved from the WILD (Women in Leadership Development) Project, a study of women in executive leadership positions across multiple fields and disciplines (Wolverton, et al., 2003). The nine tenets were: (1) Effective leaders are passionate about their organizations. (2) Effective leaders are reflective. (3) Effective leaders are competent. (4) Effective leaders …
Presidential Transitions During Capital Campaigns: Perspectives Of Chief Development Officers, Kimberly Kay Nehls
Presidential Transitions During Capital Campaigns: Perspectives Of Chief Development Officers, Kimberly Kay Nehls
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In the past few decades, capital campaigns at institutions of higher education have increased in duration, while collegiate presidential tenures have been doing just the opposite. Turnover in the top post was frequent, even during major fundraising campaigns. Prior to this study, presidential transitions during campaigns had not been previously analyzed. Therefore, the objective of this exploratory study was to better understand presidential transitions during capital campaigns from the perspective of the chief development officer (CDO) who maintained continuity. Nine CDOs who experienced presidential transitions during campaigns were interviewed to better understand their experience. The institutions represented were Florida State …
Voices From Two Sides Of The Atlantic: A Multiple Case Study Of Women's Leadership, Eva Anneli Adams
Voices From Two Sides Of The Atlantic: A Multiple Case Study Of Women's Leadership, Eva Anneli Adams
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
People learn and adopt cultural values through socialization. "Voices from Two Sides of the Atlantic" is a multiple-case study about the influence of national socialization on women's leadership experiences. The main research question of the study was: Does national enculturation impact how women lead, and if so, how is it reflected in participants' responses?;This study examined leadership experiences of three Finnish and three American women. It investigated how the participants associate their values with their leadership experience and how they perceive the social context in which they grew up influences leadership. The theoretical framework of the study was based on …
Context In Leadership: A Comparative Case Analysis Of Female Public And Private Sector Leaders, Angela Koclanes Hernquist
Context In Leadership: A Comparative Case Analysis Of Female Public And Private Sector Leaders, Angela Koclanes Hernquist
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Public higher education institutions today are fiercely competitive social, economic, and technologic powerhouses with complex missions, structures, and issues. They help fuel business and economic development through their direct impact on growth and spending and through the creation of new jobs and businesses, and have become critical sources of scientific talent, research data, and technological innovations for both the public and the private sector; In comparison, private sector enterprises today function in an environment where knowledge is economic capital and success is driven by highly skilled professional employees working in innovative organizational units to find, use, create, and transform knowledge …
Effects Of Gender And Seating Arrangement On Perceptions Of Leadership, Danielle Jackson Cervantes
Effects Of Gender And Seating Arrangement On Perceptions Of Leadership, Danielle Jackson Cervantes
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The current study examines the effects that gender and seating arrangement on perceptions of leadership. In order to determine current attitudes regarding women as leaders, this study examines factors that may influence people's perceptions about leadership and gender. Three different hypotheses were tested. The findings are as follows: Seating arrangement is still seen as an important factor when determining leadership, specifically the head of the table positions. Secondly, in this study, men were seen as being the leader of a group significantly more often than women. Lastly, sex of the subject did seem to influence the subjects' choice of leader, …
The Relationship Between Employee Personality Traits And Preferred Leadership Style, Thomas M. Kuhn
The Relationship Between Employee Personality Traits And Preferred Leadership Style, Thomas M. Kuhn
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Purpose. The purpose of this study is to examine how employee personality traits are related to a preferred leadership style and how the differences between preferred and actual leadership style relate to employee perceptions of leader satisfaction and effectiveness. Respondents completed a survey questionnaire that consisted of the commonly used Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire Form 5X to assess employee leadership preferences and the NEO-FF1 to identify personality traits. The relationship between employee personality traits and their preferred leadership style is significant to leaders who believe that it is possible to adjust a leadership approach to improve organizational performance; Findings. Agreeableness is …
Aids Coalition To Unleash Power: Changing Through Movement, Leadership, And Internet Capabilities, Kendra Mary Blythin
Aids Coalition To Unleash Power: Changing Through Movement, Leadership, And Internet Capabilities, Kendra Mary Blythin
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The examination of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) past and present shows a vivid and often extreme organization, branching from Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). Both groups were formed by Larry Kramer, who has played a large role in the gay liberation movement in the United States. This study provides a map of the decline of ACT UP with regards to the decline in public fear of AIDS, the resulting decline in public interest, and the ineffective leadership strategies of Larry Kramer. In addition, this study offers a hypothesis for better exposure; a possible symbiotic effect between the …
Nationally Recognized Superintendents: Perceptions On How They Lead In Relation To The Characteristics Of Effective Schools Research, Warren Paul Mckay
Nationally Recognized Superintendents: Perceptions On How They Lead In Relation To The Characteristics Of Effective Schools Research, Warren Paul Mckay
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge about the qualities, attitudes, and behaviors of public school superintendents in relation to the effective schools research. It also sought to further investigate the relationship between the role of the superintendent and the creation of effective schools and effective school districts. Finally, this research described how a recognized population of public school superintendents perceived themselves to incorporate effective school methods in their leadership strategies. This ultimately provided the opportunity to validate the findings of the effective schools research through the investigation of the superintendents office; This study employed what Creswell …
Leadership Styles Of Three Hispanic-American Women In Health Science, Kristel Heira Pankau
Leadership Styles Of Three Hispanic-American Women In Health Science, Kristel Heira Pankau
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Case study methodology was utilized to explore and describe leadership styles of selected Hispanic American women in management positions in the field of health science. A non-probability, stratified sample of convenience was used to process and determine final selection of three participants. At the time of the study all participants held full-time management positions for no less than four consecutive years. Participants ranged in age from thirty-five to fifty years; The study also investigated the influence of personal biography, including, factors which fostered and constrained leadership in the women selected. Data were collected from questionnaire responses, interviews, and observations at …
Leadership Styles And Career Paths Of Selected Women In Higher Education Administration And Corporate Administration, Nancy Briggs Master
Leadership Styles And Career Paths Of Selected Women In Higher Education Administration And Corporate Administration, Nancy Briggs Master
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study was made to determine if there were similarities or differences in the leadership styles and career paths of women in educational administration and women in corporate management; The populations of this study consisted of 50 women in higher education administration selected from the 1988 edition of the Higher Education Directory and 50 women in corporate administration from the 1988 Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. Women, in both areas, listed as presidents, vice-presidents, directors, deans, managers, chancellors, CEOs or other corresponding titles, were selected; The instruments used to gather data in this study were the …