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Analysis Of Cultural Factors In Leadership And Succession Practices In Taiwan Businesses, Wen-Chiang Chen Dec 2002

Analysis Of Cultural Factors In Leadership And Succession Practices In Taiwan Businesses, Wen-Chiang Chen

Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine Taiwanese leadership styles and succession practices, by reviewing current theory and practice and by conducting interviews with ten leaders of Taiwanese enterprises. The discussion with these leaders focused on their personal characteristics and behaviors related to their leadership styles, their leadership approaches, their relationship with their subordinates, the effects of their leadership styles and their succession practices. The interview data were also analyzed within the context of the literature review’s discussion on the characteristics of Chinese leadership and the traditional Chinese family enterprise. The analysis of the data indicated that the leadership …


Means And Ends Of The Andrews University Leadership Program: A Study Of Its Critical Components And Outcomes As They Relate To The Mission Statement, José A. Alaby Jan 2002

Means And Ends Of The Andrews University Leadership Program: A Study Of Its Critical Components And Outcomes As They Relate To The Mission Statement, José A. Alaby

Dissertations

Problem. The history of education shows tensions between its means and ends. Tensions became more apparent in contemporary Christian educational institutions. The Leadership Program (LP) of Andrews University was developed as an alternative and innovative means of delivering graduate education with a defined mission. It is job-embedded-theory and practice are united in the participants' workplaces, where they show their competency in 20 areas. It stresses the importance of the individuality of the participant in the development of a teaching/learning community. Yet, the dialectical relationship of the LP's ends and means has not been systematically studied in light of its …


Principal Leadership Style And Teacher Job Satisfaction, Karen M. Wetherell Jan 2002

Principal Leadership Style And Teacher Job Satisfaction, Karen M. Wetherell

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Spiritual Leadership As A Model Of Effective Leadership In Independent Schools, Karen Rezach Jan 2002

Spiritual Leadership As A Model Of Effective Leadership In Independent Schools, Karen Rezach

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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The Relationship Between Perceived Leader Behavior And Alcohol Consumption Among University Students Who Are Members Of Social Fraternities, Joe Randy Gurie Jan 2002

The Relationship Between Perceived Leader Behavior And Alcohol Consumption Among University Students Who Are Members Of Social Fraternities, Joe Randy Gurie

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the influence of selected personal and institutional demographic characteristics on the alcohol consumption of students enrolled in a research extensive university in the southern portion of the United States who were members of a social fraternity. The two main goals of this study were: 1) to determine if a relationship existed between the level of alcohol consumption and the perceptions of the effectiveness of the current organizational leadership among students who were members of social fraternities at a research extensive university in the southern portion of the United States and 2) …


Relationships Between Teachers' Perceptions Of Principals' Leadership Behavior And Level Of Work Motivation, Raquenel Sanchez-Perkins Jan 2002

Relationships Between Teachers' Perceptions Of Principals' Leadership Behavior And Level Of Work Motivation, Raquenel Sanchez-Perkins

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of the principal's leadership behavior, either initiating structure or consideration and work motivation of elementary school teachers. The three subscales of motivation are: (1) Intrinsic, (2) Extrinsic, and (3) General Satisfaction. This study also examined the relationship between work motivation and job satisfaction of elementary school teachers based on the teachers' age, years of work experience, and the student enrollment of the school they work in. The two instruments used to gather the data from elementary school teachers were the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire and the Minnesota …