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Leadership And The Implementation Of Culture Change In Long-Term Care, Alexandra Natasha Garklavs Jan 2013

Leadership And The Implementation Of Culture Change In Long-Term Care, Alexandra Natasha Garklavs

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In understanding the culture change movement in long-term care and the factors that either foster or impede its sustainability, it is important to consider a number of factors. Since leadership is important in any organization and has been identified as crucial in the implementation of culture change in long-term care, this alternate plan paper focuses on the leadership factors that either facilitate or impede the implementation of culture change. Included in this alternate plan paper is a brief overview of the culture change movement in long-term care, the role of leadership versus management in the long-term care environment, types of …


African Postcolonial Leadership: The Contribution Of African Student Leaders In The United States, Eric Karikari Jan 2013

African Postcolonial Leadership: The Contribution Of African Student Leaders In The United States, Eric Karikari

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This qualitative study which is a contribution to literature on postcolonialism in Africa emphasizes the work of leaders in African student organizations in the US. The study seeks to investigate if the agenda in African student organizations align with those of postcolonial leaders like Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela, and Julius Nyerere. There were four male and three female leaders interviewed for the study. The leaders, who came from universities in the Midwest, Northwest and the South, talked about their leadership styles, organizational vision, and knowledge of African colonial history in the context of postcolonial leadership on the continent. The study …