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Score Helps College Students Learn Business Basics, Grace S. Thomson Jul 2007

Score Helps College Students Learn Business Basics, Grace S. Thomson

Dr. Grace S. Thomson

No abstract provided.


Collective Creativity: Ideas For The Super Library Organism, Lisa Forrest, Dennis Reed Jun 2007

Collective Creativity: Ideas For The Super Library Organism, Lisa Forrest, Dennis Reed

Lisa A Forrest

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Leadership Models, Shawn Powell Joseph Jun 2007

Leadership Models, Shawn Powell Joseph

Shawn Powell Joseph

Leadership refers to ones ability to effectively influence subordinates to achieve a chief end. The endeavor of this paper is to discuss the empirical foundation, methodologies and thought sequences that define specific models and how leaders use the key model components to achieve desired outcomes. This paper will demonstrate the existence of a continuum in leadership research, models and thought. Though seemingly dissimilar on the surface, each of the leadership models and theories presented in this paper share the objective of endeavoring to isolate the exact set of factors, that when combined will, rendered the highest quality leader.


Deconstruction Of Leadership Assumptions- A Personal Perspective, Grace S. Thomson Jun 2007

Deconstruction Of Leadership Assumptions- A Personal Perspective, Grace S. Thomson

Dr. Grace S. Thomson

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Critical Thinking: Applications To Leadership And Scholarship, Grace S. Thomson Jun 2007

Critical Thinking: Applications To Leadership And Scholarship, Grace S. Thomson

Dr. Grace S. Thomson

No abstract provided.


A Review Of Transformational Leadership Models And Its Linkage To The Scholarship/Practice/Leadership Model, Grace S. Thomson Apr 2007

A Review Of Transformational Leadership Models And Its Linkage To The Scholarship/Practice/Leadership Model, Grace S. Thomson

Dr. Grace S. Thomson

The success of organizations is the result of a combination of factors: financial, material and technological resources, logistics, and human capital.

These factors are put together to achieve the desired goals consistent with the corporate mission. In this context, firms are in constant seeking of the best individuals who will lead and carry out this journey to success. These individuals are expected to have special characteristics that ensure that their actions will turn out into positive results for the organization. These extraordinary individuals are the leaders.

This document will present a discussion of four leadership theories, their similarities and differences …


Analysis Of Leadership Theories, Bill Miles Apr 2007

Analysis Of Leadership Theories, Bill Miles

Bill Miles

Leadership theories have evolved in the last century to the point where they begin to be the basis for models that accurately describe the activities of leaders with good correlation to their success in some situations (Antonakis and House, 2002; Yukl, 2006). From the early trait theories to the modern theories of transformational leadership, each attempts to describe the behavior of successful leaders. The four theories that will be discusses in this paper are the leader-member exchange theory (LMX), path-goal theory, transactional-transformational theory, and the full-range leadership theory (FRLT).