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Full-Text Articles in Business
The Impact Of Cocurricular Experience On Leadership Development, Deborah H. White
The Impact Of Cocurricular Experience On Leadership Development, Deborah H. White
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the impact of cocurricular activities on leadership development. College graduates recognized as community leaders were selected from three communities in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Through survey and interview techniques, the leaders were asked to reflect on high school and college experiences that led to their development as leaders. The study included a focus on differences in experiences of male and female leaders. Developmental influences such as family, mentors, global experience, and the cocurricular activities engaged in during high school and college were explored. Title IX had no impact on increased opportunities for women in this group of …
Foresight - "Your Financial Future: Golden Egg Or Goose Egg?" - Fall 1998, Nova Southeastern University
Foresight - "Your Financial Future: Golden Egg Or Goose Egg?" - Fall 1998, Nova Southeastern University
Foresight Magazine
No abstract provided.
Steer For Open Water, C. William Pollard
Steer For Open Water, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this reflection on Exodus 33, Pollard encourages the graduating class of Emmanuel Bible Institute (Oradea, Romania) to "steer for open waters" by serving their Romanian context with confidence that their vocation is a means of implementing their faith in daily life.
Bridging The Gulf (New Haven, Ct), C. William Pollard
Bridging The Gulf (New Haven, Ct), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Delivered at the Yale Berkeley Seminar (hosted by Berkeley Divinity School at Yale) in New Haven, CT, this speech asks how Christians might bridge the gulf between work and faith (or God and profit). Pollard posits that the link between the two is to be found in people, all of whom are made in the image of God. In this framework, the corporate firm may be construed as an institution of moral formation.
Leadership That Serves - An Intangible Ingredient Found In Every Successful Ministry, C. William Pollard
Leadership That Serves - An Intangible Ingredient Found In Every Successful Ministry, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this speech at the 1998 Business and Professional Ministries Conference (Omni Hotel - Dallas), Pollard asks how Christians might lead in both the church and the business world while the world around them is rapidly changing. He concludes that one profitable avenue may be found in servant leadership.
Foresight - "Sbe's Hall Of Fame" - Spring 1998, Nova Southeastern University
Foresight - "Sbe's Hall Of Fame" - Spring 1998, Nova Southeastern University
Foresight Magazine
No abstract provided.
When "Reason" Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: A Reexamination Of The "Reasonable Man" Standard As Applied To Organizational Management, James R. Jones
When "Reason" Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: A Reexamination Of The "Reasonable Man" Standard As Applied To Organizational Management, James R. Jones
Marketing and Management Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
“Specifically, issues of race, gender, disability, status, etc. provide a new context in which to judge the reasonableness of an individual’s actions.” The concept of the "reasonable man" is one of long standing in the legal profession of the United States. As the United States has become an increasingly polyglot society, the need to reexamine the sufficiency of a single "reasonable man" standard is clear. Specifically, issues of race, gender, disability status, etc. provide a new context in which to judge the reasonableness of an individual's actions.
Letter To The Editor Of Harvard Business Review (Re: Businesses Being Dependent On People), C. William Pollard
Letter To The Editor Of Harvard Business Review (Re: Businesses Being Dependent On People), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this Harvard Business Review Letter to the Editor, Pollard outlines those global and economic forces necessary for ServiceMaster to understand as it shapes its leadership strategy for the twenty-first century.
Leading Into The Future, C. William Pollard
Leading Into The Future, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
This brief speech served primarily as an introduction for Noel Tichy, the keynote speaker at a leadership forum hosted by the Economic Club in Chicago. In addition to this, Pollard takes the opportunity to note that successful business leadership is at its most basic level a "soul craft," one that prioritizes people over capital.
A Philosophy Of Life And Work, C. William Pollard
A Philosophy Of Life And Work, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
This speech -- delivered at the Wharton School of Business's (University of Pennsylvania) 1998 Zweig Executive Dinner Series -- outlines the rapid socio-economic changes prevalent at the end of the 20th century. In light of these, Pollard asks whether the corporation can be oriented to both maximizing profit and forming the moral character of those it employs.
Built To Last - Leadership Principles That Are Timeless, C. William Pollard
Built To Last - Leadership Principles That Are Timeless, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this address at the CMA Conference in Nashville, Pollard outlines the primary characteristics of a servant leader and argues that only people-focused institutions are "built to last."
Leadership For The Future, C. William Pollard
Leadership For The Future, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this 1998 address to the Southwest CEO Council in San Antonio, TX, Pollard outlines those forces that have transformed the global economy, noting that amidst such changes servant leadership must remain a constant characteristic of successful organizations.
Re: "Looking Ahead: Implications Of The Present Age" By Drucker, Dyson, Handy, Saffo And Senge, C. William Pollard
Re: "Looking Ahead: Implications Of The Present Age" By Drucker, Dyson, Handy, Saffo And Senge, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Writing to the Harvard Business Review's Nan Stone in response to Drucker, Dyson, Handy, Saffo, and Senge's "Looking Ahead: Implications of the Present" (September-October 1997), Pollard outlines those global and economic forces necessary for ServiceMaster to understand as it shapes its leadership strategy for the twenty-first century.
Foresight - "Executive Education: Building Skills; Building Businesses; Adding Value" - Winter 1998, Nova Southeastern University
Foresight - "Executive Education: Building Skills; Building Businesses; Adding Value" - Winter 1998, Nova Southeastern University
Foresight Magazine
No abstract provided.
Customer Service And Satisfaction: Competitive Advantage And Beyond, Stanley Bazan
Customer Service And Satisfaction: Competitive Advantage And Beyond, Stanley Bazan
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
This article examines how excellence in customer service and satisfaction can be a major source of competitive advantage and profits for small businesses. The costs and causes of poor service and satisfaction are discussed and special emphasis is given to the value of the lifelong customer. Methods to pursue the goal of completely satisfying customers 100 percent of the time are examined. Leadership, aggressive problem solving, problem-solving teams, and assessment of customer service are among the topics reviewed.
Proceedings Of The Fifth International Women In Leadership Conference: Ethics Or Leadership? The 90'S Dilemma, Adrianne Kinnear (Ed.)
Proceedings Of The Fifth International Women In Leadership Conference: Ethics Or Leadership? The 90'S Dilemma, Adrianne Kinnear (Ed.)
Research outputs pre 2011
The International Women in Leadership conference attracts internationally renowned speakers as well as a wide audience from across the nation. The Conference is at the forefront of organisational and leadership research and provides a means of personal interaction with preeminent female researchers and leaders in Australia and overseas. Such interaction deepens the understanding of the leadership capacities of women and of leadership in organisations, knowledge which is central to the intellectual work of the Women in Leadership Project. Held at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, from the 25th-27th November 1996, the Fifth International Women in Leadership conference focused on the theme: …
The Usar Company Command Handbook: A Study Of Potential Benefit And Impact On Effective Performance By Army Reserve Leadership, David Winston Fielder
The Usar Company Command Handbook: A Study Of Potential Benefit And Impact On Effective Performance By Army Reserve Leadership, David Winston Fielder
Theses
This thesis will focus on a newly-created leadership manual and the likelihood of increased effectiveness in job performance and perceived benefit among company-level leaders in the United States Army Reserve who use it. In this thesis, this handbook or leaders' manual - which summarizes and highlights applicable military regulations, policies, guidances and code as well as provides helpful hints for the company commander - was reviewed by subject matter experts who rated the manual on the basis of accuracy, utility and potential for use among Army Reserve leadership. Specifically, it was hypothesized that these experts would view the handbook as …