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2017

Leadership Studies

Selected Works

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Training Boost: How To Foster A Developmental Approach To Resident Assistant Training, Sherry Early Phd Aug 2017

Training Boost: How To Foster A Developmental Approach To Resident Assistant Training, Sherry Early Phd

Sherry Early

While the roles and responsibilities of resident assistants (RAs) have changed over time, some things will continue to be a priority. Responsibilities such as developing relationships with residents, guiding them to campus resources, providing information, mediating roommate conflicts, documenting underage drinking, and responding to quiet hours violations remain constant. Britt Frye, assistant director for academic initiatives at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, pinpoints interpersonal and communication skills as being at the heart of these responsibilities. “These skills are used in leadership, mentorship, conflict resolution, community building, and assisting students with problems or concerns.” However, a major shift in the …

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So You Have To Write A Strategic Plan: Why Not Make It Interesting?, Anne M. Casey Jul 2017

So You Have To Write A Strategic Plan: Why Not Make It Interesting?, Anne M. Casey

Anne Marie Casey

Writing a strategic plan can seem like a daunting and boring project. But it doesn’t have to be. There are many innovative ways to develop a workable strategic plan that can be interesting, involve staff and other stakeholders, and may even be fun! This presentation offers practical advice on interesting planning techniques, such as scenarios and appreciative inquiry.

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Fostering Leadership Capacity Among Black Male Achievers.Pdf, Jasmine Collins, Cecilia E. Suarez, Cameron Beatty, David Rosch Jul 2017

Fostering Leadership Capacity Among Black Male Achievers.Pdf, Jasmine Collins, Cecilia E. Suarez, Cameron Beatty, David Rosch

Cameron C. Beatty

This study investigates the extent to which leadership capacity gains differ between participants of a leader development session targeted towards Black men and (a) other Black men who participated in racially and gender-diverse sessions; and (b) a racially proportionate sample of other men in racially and gender-diverse sessions. We employed an anti-deficit achievement framework within this research. Findings suggested that Black men who attended an all-Black Male session made gains similar or greater than each comparison group, even considering elevated capacity levels prior to participating. This study addresses important implications for understanding how engaging with same-race, same-gendered peers in formal …

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Discovering The Self-Interest Of Servant Leadership: A Grounded Theory, R. Jeffery Maxfield Apr 2017

Discovering The Self-Interest Of Servant Leadership: A Grounded Theory, R. Jeffery Maxfield

R. Jeffery Maxfield

This qualitative study set forth to discover how senior level leaders from
multiple for-profit sectors perceived the benefits derived from serving the
needs of followers. The study emerged from a thorough review of the
literature and advances the knowledge of servant leadership philosophy
by identifying the benefits to being a servant leader. The study involved
14 participants who were willing to anonymously complete the
questionnaire developed by the researchers. To discover how different
leaders perceived the benefits from serving followers, the researchers
employed a grounded theory design, allowing for a rich understanding of
the participants’ interpretations. The coding and data …

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Parental Leadership: The Mary Poppins Metaphor, Brad Van Alstyne Apr 2017

Parental Leadership: The Mary Poppins Metaphor, Brad Van Alstyne

Brad Van Alstyne

Existing theories on leadership are usually based on efforts we are familiar with in which leaders are easily defined (work, war, sports, etc). Little analysis to date has been placed on the role of parents as leaders outside of the social sciences where the focus of the research is usually an offshoot of psychology or childhood development. The parent as leader is a unique focus in that there are several qualities of the parent role that are quite different from that of the typical supervisory roles we normally discuss, while at the same time it would be foolish to think …

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Attributes And Applications Of Heroes: A Brief History Of Lay And Academic Perspectives, Elaine Kinsella, Timothy D. Ritchie, Eric Igou Dec 2016

Attributes And Applications Of Heroes: A Brief History Of Lay And Academic Perspectives, Elaine Kinsella, Timothy D. Ritchie, Eric Igou

Scott T. Allison

We briefly summarize the existing research on heroism with particular focus on the audience for heroes, and their perception of hero characteristics and influence. A new model, the hero functions framework (Kinsella, Ritchie, & Igou, 2015a), is presented and the three categories of psychological functions that heroes seem to fulfill for others are discussed. We outline three areas that we believe should be prioritized when planning future research. We then provide examples of how to use citizen heroes as a tool for positive change in health, well-being, rehabilitation, and education contexts.

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Emergency Leadership: The Lived Experience, R. Jeffery Maxfield, Eric Russell Dec 2016

Emergency Leadership: The Lived Experience, R. Jeffery Maxfield, Eric Russell

R. Jeffery Maxfield

  This qualitative phenomenological study set forth to discover lived experience associated with becoming a leader. The researchers recruited four executive level leaders from multiple emergency and public service organizations to participate in the study.  The study emerged from a thorough review of the literature and advances the knowledge of academic leadership theory.  The study’s participants willingly took part in audio-recorded interviews using a script developed by the researchers.  To discover how different leaders interpreted their lived experience of becoming a leader, the researchers employed a phenomenological design, allowing for a rich understanding of the participants’ experience. The coding and …

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