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Building From Within: Designing A Values-Based Cultural Template, Joseph P. Hester, H. Darrell Young Aug 2013

Building From Within: Designing A Values-Based Cultural Template, Joseph P. Hester, H. Darrell Young

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Lifelong education and prolific writer Joseph Hester, together with businessman and philosopher H. Darrell Young, combine their years of knowledge and experience to introduce the reader to a cultural business plan designed for rebuilding businesses and organizations on a values foundation.


Values And Reflections From The Field: An Informational Interviewing Experience And Collections From The Harvard Leadership Studio, Juliet Siena Okoroh Aug 2013

Values And Reflections From The Field: An Informational Interviewing Experience And Collections From The Harvard Leadership Studio, Juliet Siena Okoroh

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Background: Leadership has been described as the organization of people to achieve a goal, which often entails characteristics such as charisma and intelligence. While the Trait Model in leadership is often used to define characteristics of effective leaders, little is known about how many public health leaders transcend these leadership qualities and values in making decisions, particularly in situations of great uncertainty.

Objective: To understand values of leaders in the decision-making process, using informational interviews at the Harvard School of Public Health as well as collections from the Harvard Leadership Studio, Voices from the Field Programming, and other symposiums.

Methods: …


Core Values And Attitudes Among Swedish Conscripts Volunteering For International Missions: An Exploratory Study, Johan Österberg, Leif W. Rydstedt Aug 2013

Core Values And Attitudes Among Swedish Conscripts Volunteering For International Missions: An Exploratory Study, Johan Österberg, Leif W. Rydstedt

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

The purpose of this study was to assess core values and attitudes among conscribed soldiers volunteering for international peacekeeping missions (n=146), by a comparison with conscripts from the same class and regiment that did not apply for international missions (n=275).The sample consisted of an entire class of conscribed soldiers whereof 389 completed all three repeated surveys. There were no demographical differences between the groups. Volunteers expressed higher altruistic basic values and held more positive attitudes toward their military education. The findings in this study are of importance for the Swedish armed forces as success in international missions is dependent on …


Turning Around An Academic Institution Through Transformational Leadership, M. S. Rao Aug 2013

Turning Around An Academic Institution Through Transformational Leadership, M. S. Rao

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Professor M.S. Rao uses a real life institutional crisis to demonstrate the machinations of the transformative style of leadership. Success in one's career ‒ as well as for one’s collective team ‒ requires a firm yet open disposition, regular dialogue and feedback between stakeholders, and above all, the willingness to risk.


Values-Based Leadership: The Foundation Of Transformational Servant Leadership, Darrell Peregrym, Randy Wollf Aug 2013

Values-Based Leadership: The Foundation Of Transformational Servant Leadership, Darrell Peregrym, Randy Wollf

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Through case study examination, these writers describe how the practice of transformational servant leadership (TSL) is predicated upon values-based leadership (VBL) and explain that while VBL involves identifying and cultivating one’s core values, TSL requires a strong orientation to values to enable leaders to serve their people well while engaging in efforts that transform their respective organizations.


Playing Above The Breaks..., Ritch K. Eich Aug 2013

Playing Above The Breaks..., Ritch K. Eich

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

In his attempt to gain an understanding of true leadership traits, Eich assembled a cadre of well-known successful leaders from academe, law enforcement, journalism, foreign affairs, and athletics. What he discovered was a common thread between them: a “true” leader recognizes his or her own fallibility, resists blaming others for unsuccessful choices, and seeks the continuous feedback of an adroitly-assembled team.


Environmental Attitudes And Environmental Stewardship: Implications For Sustainability, Ron Sookram Aug 2013

Environmental Attitudes And Environmental Stewardship: Implications For Sustainability, Ron Sookram

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Although shareowners and boards are critical to shaping a firm’s environmental behavior, this paper gives focus to management practitioners based on their operational functions within the firm. It argues that environmental stewardship is determined by the worldview of managers from which their attitude and ethical response to environmentally-related issues are shaped. The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale is applied to determine the environmental attitude of managers, but the discussion also considers the Dominant Social Paradigm (DSP) to provide further valuable insights to enhance the implications of worldviews on sustainability.


The Role Of Nhs Leaders In Times Of Austerity, Marisa Alvarez Aug 2013

The Role Of Nhs Leaders In Times Of Austerity, Marisa Alvarez

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This paper evaluates the role of leadership in the NHS in times of austerity, times that are characterised by budgetary cuts and privatisation. As state employees, the role of today’s NHS leaders is to enforce austerity measures by administering thought and praxis, socially reproducing, at micro-levels, ideologies and politics that are circumscribed by the government that employs them. The paper inspects the moral worth of NHS leaders and the mechanisms they utilise upon the workforce to enable them to take forward austerity, that is, to fulfill their role.


Buy High Sell Low: Redefining Bean Counting In The Coffee Industry For A Sustainable Future, Charles C. Manz, Karen P. Manz, Robert D. Marx, Pamala J. Dillon Aug 2013

Buy High Sell Low: Redefining Bean Counting In The Coffee Industry For A Sustainable Future, Charles C. Manz, Karen P. Manz, Robert D. Marx, Pamala J. Dillon

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Charles Manz returns to the JVBL providing ‒ together with several fellow researchers/writers ‒ a case study of a socially responsible business within the coffee industry. Familiar CSR concepts are examined such as Fair Trade and sustainability which foster parity in dealing with buyers while maintaining product quality and reasonable income. The practices of Dean’s Beans, a progressive coffee organization, are examined as a notable demonstration of how a business can fiscally succeed while maintaining a commitment to the triple-bottom-line considerations of people, planet, and profits.


Letter From The Editor Aug 2013

Letter From The Editor

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

No abstract provided.


Summer/Fall 2013 Aug 2013

Summer/Fall 2013

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

No abstract provided.


The Best Things In Life Are Not Free: Why Immunity Under Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act Should Be Earned And Not Freely Given, Patricia Spiccia Aug 2013

The Best Things In Life Are Not Free: Why Immunity Under Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act Should Be Earned And Not Freely Given, Patricia Spiccia

Valparaiso University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bringing A Knife To The Gunfight: The Academically Underprepared Law Student & Legal Education Reform, Susan Stuart, Ruth Vance Aug 2013

Bringing A Knife To The Gunfight: The Academically Underprepared Law Student & Legal Education Reform, Susan Stuart, Ruth Vance

Valparaiso University Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Values-Based And Integral Perspective Of Strategic Management, Nancy E. Landrum, Carolyn L. Gardner, David M. Boje Jan 2013

A Values-Based And Integral Perspective Of Strategic Management, Nancy E. Landrum, Carolyn L. Gardner, David M. Boje

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Landrum, Gardner, and Boje apply a Model for Integral Strategy which uses internal, competitive, and external tiers of strategic planning to combine economic, social, and environmental organizational imperatives with values, social responsibility, and sustainability. Their approach seeks to balance short-term with long-term objectives and economic with non-economic concerns all while addressing the sustainability challenges facing organizations today.


Teachers' Perceptions Of Their Values, Sources Of The Values, And Its Influence On Student Personality Development: A Case Study From Pakistan, Sharifullah Baig, Zeenat Shah Jan 2013

Teachers' Perceptions Of Their Values, Sources Of The Values, And Its Influence On Student Personality Development: A Case Study From Pakistan, Sharifullah Baig, Zeenat Shah

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This study explores the perceptions and level of awareness of teachers’ personal values and their influence on the valuation processes of their students in the specific social and cultural context of Pakistan. Within the qualitative paradigm, this study employed the deeply-structured, self-reflection process involving six teachers from three different school sites. The research participants highlighted the morality and ethics, role-modeling, affection and empathy, nation-building, and professional competency as their articulated values. Among these values, almost all of the participants regarded morality and ethics as the most prominent of the teachers. Alternatively, the more experienced teachers in this study were more …


Responsible Conduct: The Ethics Of It All In Life And Research, Angela Lumpkin, Sharon K. Stoll Jan 2013

Responsible Conduct: The Ethics Of It All In Life And Research, Angela Lumpkin, Sharon K. Stoll

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

The teaching and learning of ethics as applied generally to the human condition as well as specifically to ethics in research are explored in this discourse. This first section focuses on individual moral dilemmas whereas the second depicts professional ethics in a more complicated tension between the personal moral self and the professional rules, regulations, and ethical expectations of a particular institution.


Defining The Authenticity In Authentic Leadership, William H. Bishop Jan 2013

Defining The Authenticity In Authentic Leadership, William H. Bishop

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Leadership is an expansive term with many definitions and applications. Over the years, adjectives have been applied in an effort to further define and narrow its scope and application, i.e., transactional, transformational, and servant. The term authentic leadership is no different. However, what sets it apart as a field of study and method of practice is both its definition and innuendo. Defining authenticity in terms of values, ethics, and self-will delineate its meaning in terms of its application and relevance amongst contemporary theories. Furthermore, identifying it as a brand of leadership will demonstrate its value — both intrinsic and external. …


The Paternalistic Relationship: Authenticity And Credibility As A Source Of Healthy Relationships, Dodi W. Irawanto, Phil L. Ramsey, David M. Tweed Jan 2013

The Paternalistic Relationship: Authenticity And Credibility As A Source Of Healthy Relationships, Dodi W. Irawanto, Phil L. Ramsey, David M. Tweed

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This article explores the how the Paternalistic Leadership model can be viewed as part of a relationship-based paradigm of leadership, and can incorporate concepts such as credibility and authenticity. The review highlights the need to understand paternalistic leadership as an approach to establishing productive relationships within a cultural context, with implications for researchers and practitioners in both collectivist and individualistic cultures.


Mentoring: Adding Value To Organizational Culture, Joseph P. Hester, Rick Setzer Jan 2013

Mentoring: Adding Value To Organizational Culture, Joseph P. Hester, Rick Setzer

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Given that leadership is value-based and relationship-permeated, one asks how leaders can transfer personal and organizational value to employees. One answer to this is through mentoring. Mentoring young or inexperienced workers is an investment in the future of business, the school system, organizations, etc. Understanding this idea is difficult because current mentoring research demonstrates that mentoring is more convoluted than was once thought. This article will make an effort to untangle some of this research and then suggest a “common sense” and “practical” definition of “mentoring.” This is a definition that can be used in large and small businesses, in …


Millennials: What They Offer Our Organizations And How Leaders Can Make Sure They Deliver, Paul R. Dannar Jan 2013

Millennials: What They Offer Our Organizations And How Leaders Can Make Sure They Deliver, Paul R. Dannar

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

According to recent Pew research, ten thousand Baby Boomers reach age 65 every day in the United States and the pace will continue for the next 18 years; similar numbers are also reported for Canada and Europe. The effect on the workforce will be dramatic, perhaps even more dramatic than the effect they had when they arrived on the scene six decades ago. Thus, it falls not to Generation-X, as this generational cohort is too small to make a significant impact, rather the task shifts to the Millennials. Much has been said of the youngest generation currently in the workplace. …


Ethical Leadership In Kazakhstan: An Exploratory Study, A. Michael Conrad Jan 2013

Ethical Leadership In Kazakhstan: An Exploratory Study, A. Michael Conrad

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This study measured ethical leadership perceptions utilizing a new corporate culture scale in a Central Asian country. Ethical leadership ratings from 103 Kazakhstani employees were used to determine how they perceived their managers in terms of being moral people and moral managers. Results indicate that managers are perceived as relatively weaker moral managers as compared to moral persons. Holding employees accountable for their actions is the lowest rated aspect of the moral manager. Definitions of moral persons and moral managers in Kazakhstan vary somewhat from an American culture-oriented ethical leadership model. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.


Letter From The Editor Jan 2013

Letter From The Editor

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

No abstract provided.