Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (4)
- Arts and Humanities (3)
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations (3)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3)
- Women's Studies (3)
-
- Education (2)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (2)
- Leadership Studies (2)
- Nonprofit Administration and Management (2)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (2)
- Adult and Continuing Education (1)
- Business and Corporate Communications (1)
- Civic and Community Engagement (1)
- Communication (1)
- Educational Leadership (1)
- Higher Education (1)
- Human Resources Management (1)
- Marketing (1)
- Operations and Supply Chain Management (1)
- Organizational Behavior and Theory (1)
- Public Affairs (1)
- Public Policy (1)
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (1)
- Social Media (1)
- Social Policy (1)
- Social Welfare (1)
- Sociology (1)
- Training and Development (1)
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Business
Collaborative Leadership In Action, Maureen Scully, Katie Bates
Collaborative Leadership In Action, Maureen Scully, Katie Bates
Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects
The 46 fellows in the 2017 cohort of the UMass Boston Emerging Leaders Program worked with seven community partners on projects of strategic importance to these nonprofit and government organizations. The fellows contribute their professional skills and discover collaborative leadership through practice. The theme of our public symposium is “Collaborative Leadership in Action.” The fellows shared their insights about what collaborative leadership involves – its challenges and benefits – and what they take back to their workplaces.
Women In Leadership: A Comparative Case Study On Successful Leadership, Christine Newcomb
Women In Leadership: A Comparative Case Study On Successful Leadership, Christine Newcomb
Honors College Theses
The purpose of this report is to understand what makes a successful female leader. Since there are so few women in executive level positions, especially chief executive officer positions, I became interested in analyzing how successful leaders act in contrast with how unsuccessful leaders act. To analyze, I will focus on the leadership of two prominent businesswomen, one who has been successful in their tenure, and one who has been unsuccessful. Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, Inc. has been successful throughout her tenure, while Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo has been unsuccessful in turning the company around. I will …
Benchmarking, Brokering, And Branding: Resources For Success Across Sectors, Maureen Scully, Lisa Deangelis, Katie Bates
Benchmarking, Brokering, And Branding: Resources For Success Across Sectors, Maureen Scully, Lisa Deangelis, Katie Bates
Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects
The fellows in the Center for Collaborative Leadership's Emerging Leaders Program practice collaborative leadership skills by working together in peer-led teams on projects that involve multiple stakeholders and have a civic impact. The theme that emerged for the 2016 projects was Benchmarking, Brokering, and Branding: Resources for Success Across Sectors - recognizing that the fellows' social capital and ability to step back and take a wide comparative view provided new resources for their partners.
Engaging And Expanding Communities: Widening The Circle Of Stakeholders, Lisa Deangelis, Maureen A. Scully, Andrea Wight
Engaging And Expanding Communities: Widening The Circle Of Stakeholders, Lisa Deangelis, Maureen A. Scully, Andrea Wight
Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects
The 32 fellows in the 2013 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) worked with community partners to investigate the theme, “Engaging and Expanding Communities".
They worked with six community partners, and identified ways to help them expand beyond their core stakeholders to a wider circle of stakeholders and broader potential impact. The fellows gave their time and professional skills to understand how to reach new business partners, new participants, new advisors, and new donors. They conducted surveys, interviews, and focus groups; explored social media options; examined best practices; and considered ways to tell powerful stories about the vitally important work of the …
Young Professionals And Philanthropy, Patricia Neilson
Young Professionals And Philanthropy, Patricia Neilson
Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects
Seven teams of young professionals presented what they learned from their projects with 7 organizations from the nonprofit and donor sector over the past year. Their experiences and insights address two related questions:
• What is the role of philanthropy in retaining young professionals in the Boston region?
• How can young professionals leverage their leadership skills, and their organization’s resources, to create successful partnerships in philanthropy to serve the Boston region?
Women, Leadership, And Power, Marilyn Swartz Lloyd
Women, Leadership, And Power, Marilyn Swartz Lloyd
New England Journal of Public Policy
Women strive to attain power because it is the best way to achieve their personal and professional goals. This article describes how empowerment enabled its author to capture the vision of an ideal city in which education, culture, business, and industry all enjoy dignity and respect. Gaining acceptance for a light manufacturing zone in the city of Boston involved learning to build constituencies and rally support for a winning campaign.
The Boardroom: Still A Fraternity?, Dell Mitchell
The Boardroom: Still A Fraternity?, Dell Mitchell
New England Journal of Public Policy
Boards of directors of corporations may represent the last fraternity at the top of the economic power structure. Although they represent an important pool of candidates, highly qualified women are grossly underrepresented on such boards. This article describes the strategy behind the ongoing effort in New England to position women for appointment as corporate directors.