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The case studies in this Volume 2 book support the premise that organizational policies are what ensure institutionalization and sustainability of futures thinking in corporations, non-profits, and educational institutions. Futures thinking here reflects a systems approach utilized by organizational leaders to observe and interpret signals of change or disruption, identify trigger points of impact, employ foresight methodologies to build scenarios of the future and plan action, and then ultimately translate/actualize the most viable scenarios into successful business outcomes. What is new in the field of futures thinking today is not the general source of change (i.e., technology, globalization, and workforce well-being), but the tumultuous level of disruption occurring due to three phenomena—explosive use of social media, shift in great wealth, and government instability. Scholars and practitioners alike will find the case studies in this book provide nuanced insights into such disruptions, as well as discussion of best practices to ensure successful business solutions.

Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Fourth Edition provides a compact but complete analysis of leadership for students and practitioners who work in public and nonprofit organizations. Offering a comprehensive review of leadership theories in the field, from the classic to the cutting-edge, and how they relate specifically to the public sector and nonprofit contexts, this textbook covers the major competency clusters in detail, supported by research findings as well as practical guidelines for improvement. These competencies are portrayed in a leadership action cycle that aids readers in visually connecting theory and practice. This thoroughly revised new edition also offers: Questions for discussion and analysis, hypothetical scenarios for each chapter, as well as an easily reproducible leadership assessment instrument students may use to apply the theories they've learned Expanded coverage of nonprofit leadership integrated throughout the chapters, including in-depth discussions about managing volunteers, fundraising ethics, the nonprofit board, advocacy, diversity and philanthropy, emotional labor, and mission-based leadership An all-new chapter section on virtual leadership approaches, designed to help current and future managers cope with the unique opportunities and challenges presented by remote work. Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations is an essential core text designed specifically with upper-level and graduate public administration and nonprofit management courses on leadership in mind, but it has also proven an indispensable guidebook for professionals seeking insight into the role of successful leadership behavior in the public and nonprofit sectors. It can further be used as supplementary reading in introductory courses examining management competencies, in leadership classes to provide practical self-help and improvement models, and in organizational theory classes that wish to balance organizational perspectives with individual development.

The unique leadership challenges organizations face throughout the world call for a renewed focus on what constitutes'authentic, inclusive, servant, transformational, principled, values-based, and mindful'leadership. Traditional approaches rarely provide a permeating or systematic framework to garner a sense of higher purpose or nurture deeper moral and spiritual dimensions of leaders. Learning to be an effective leader requires a deep personal transformation, which is not easy. This text provides guidelines in a variety of settings and contexts while presenting best practices in successfully leading the twenty-first century workforce and offering strategies and tools to lead change effectively in the present-day boundary-less work environment.Given the ever-growing, widespread importance of leadership and its role in initiating change, this will be a key reference work in the field of leadership and change management in business. The uniqueness of this book lies in its anchorage in the moral and spiritual dimension of leadership, an approach most relevant for contemporary times and organizations. It represents an important milestone in the perennial quest for discovering the best leadership models and change practices to suit the contemporary organizations.Designed to be a resource for scholars, practitioners, teachers and students seeking guidance in the art and science of leadership and change management, this will be an invaluable reference for libraries with collections in business, management, sports, history, politics, law, and psychology. It will present essential strategies for leading and transforming corporations, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and various nonprofit organizations. It brings the research on leadership and change management up to date, while mapping its terrain and extending the scope and boundaries of this field in an inclusive and egalitarian manner.

You know how to practice medicine. Now learn how to lead with this insightful resource from one of medicine's most accomplished leaders. In Physician Leadership, renowned medical leader Dr. Karen J. Nichols delivers a concise guide for busy physicians doing their best to successfully lead people and organizations. The book covers foundational leadership essentials that every physician needs to master to transform themselves from a highly motivated novice leader into an effective, skilled, and productive leader. Each chapter offers readers a summary of the crucial points found within, sample questions, exercises, and a bibliography of the relevant academic literature for further study. Ideal for doctors who don't have the time to peruse an unwieldy collection of the latest research and thought on organizational leadership, or to take a multi-day course on effective leadership, Physician Leadership distills the author's extensive research and personal experience into a short and practical handbook. Physician Leadership provides actionable, real-world advice for practicing and aspiring physicians: A thorough introduction to personal approach and style when interacting with patients, managers, boards, and committees An exploration of how to employ the principles of effective communication to achieve desired results and practical techniques for implementing those principles Practical discussions of the role that perspectives play in shaping an organization's culture and how those perspectives affect leadership efficacy In-depth examinations of approaches to decision-making that get buy-in from others and achieve results Perfect for doctors stepping into a leadership role for the first time, Physician Leadership also belongs on the bookshelves of experienced physician leaders seeking to improve their leadership abilities and improve the results of their organizations.

If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

Leadership is a universal phenomenon that has been consistently identified as playing a critical role in the success or failure of organizations. This book begins with an overview of the history and evolution of leadership studies and traces some of the major “schools” of leadership studies that have attracted the interest of researchers since the 19th century. Also discussed are the various theories and models of leadership that have emerged over that period. The author introduces cross-cultural leadership studies and then discusses cross-cultural competencies of global leaders, which are the practical applications of the information available from the researchers to the day-to-day activities of leaders in business organizations around the world. Finally, the book assesses the research on cross-cultural leadership, culture, and leadership in developing countries.

Das Werk präsentiert ausgewählte Themen aus dem Innovations- und Changemanagement. Beide Bereiche stellen im derzeitigen Markt- und Wettbewerbsumfeld zentral bedeutende Managementaufgaben dar. Dies betrifft alle Branchen und Wirtschaftssektoren, Großkonzerne wie klein- und mittelständische Unternehmen, aber auch öffentliche Institutionen oder Organisationen im Non-Profit-Sektor. Innovations- und Veränderungsprozesse sind dabei stets unmittelbar miteinander verknüpft und stehen in Wechselwirkung zueinander.Anhand der Betrachtung konkreter Problemstellungen in Unternehmen aus verschiedenen Sektoren, anhand von Praxisbeispielen und in Form einer empirischen Studie legt das Werk einen besonderen Fokus auf den Transfer zwischen Theorie und Praxis und spricht damit die Zielgruppen Praxis und Wissenschaft gleichermaßen an. Eine Einführung in das Innovations- und Changemanagement und dessen Bedeutung für das (strategische) Management setzt die Beiträge in den grundlegenden Kontext. Die Beitragsautoren sind Absolventen des MBA-Studiengangs General Management der HFH Hamburger Fern-Hochschule, die ihr Thema der Master-Thesis für dieses Werk neu aufbereitet haben.

If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

Listening well is an essential component of good leadership. You can become a more effective listener and leader by learning the skills of active listening. Working relationships become more solid, based on trust, respect, and honesty. Active listening is a critical component of the tasks facing today's leaders.

This book is for leaders and managers looking to develop themselves and others. It is for training & development professionals, inside or working as independent consultants, who can use the book as a coaching tool, a blueprint for leader development plans, and in other ways.For leaders concerned with their development, dedicated to developing their people for more responsibilities, and committed to organizational sustainability, this book will help in those efforts.

If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

This book introduces readers to co-creation --- a complex, value-based, context-driven and collaborative effort to develop new paradigms, products and services to satisfy human wants. Co-creation is built not only around the perceptions of challenges, cause-and-effect relationships and constraints, but also around available alternatives for dealing with or overcoming those challenges. Co-creation is not about transferring or outsourcing activities, and neither is it about the customization of products and services. This book explains the emergence of the co-creation approach. It describes various models of value creation, as well as different stages and the contract process involved in co-creation. It also explores different types of learning and learning techniques, and how co-creation impacts the learning process. The book allows practitioners and policymakers to understand the processes involved in implementing co-creation in any organization, while also presenting case studies to show how to apply the relevant concepts in their day-to-day activities.

For undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership Nahavandi's text has an application emphasis with a cross cultural perspective on leadership. This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. Here's how: Encourage Students to Apply Theory to Their Own Development: Strong theoretical coverage and cutting-edge research is presented. Cross Cultural Focus: A cross-cultural, racial, and gender-based analyses of leadership is presented. Keep your Course Current and Relevant: New examples, exercises, and research findings appear throughout the text. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

This is the first edition of this title. A revised edition has now been released (9781604919554) If your team isn't getting results, you may think the problem starts with a failure in leadership. While the person in charge may have issues, a leadership problem doesn't necessarily mean you have a “leader” problem. Leadership is not just about the people at the top, but is a social process, enabling individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results. This book will show you how to diagnose problems in your team by focusing on the three outcomes of effective leadership: direction, alignment, and commitment. By assessing where your group stands in each of these outcomes, you can plan and implement the changes necessary to get better results.

Corporate innovation and entrepreneurship are more important than ever to create and sustain growth opportunities. This book deals with the challenge of how to speed up innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives to sustain corporate growth, by focusing on developing the necessary leadership competencies.

Experiences of Emerging Economy Firms investigates the different elements of the experiences of emerging economy firms and sheds essential light on a large variety of aspects associated with their functioning in both home and host contexts.

The success of your daily interactions with others, whether during formal meetings or encounters at the water cooler, can make or break your success in the workplace. Having interpersonal skills will allow you to motivate, inspire, and successfully lead others, as well as further your own career development. This guidebook will show you how, through self-awareness and strategic implementation of behaviors, you can utilize interpersonal savvy to make the most out of negative situations, develop and lead others, and create a positive working environment despite daily challenges and hardships.

Für die Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen sind insbesondere die frühen Phasen von entscheidender Bedeutung. Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen umfassenden praxisorientierten Einblick in diese frühen Phasen, die auch als'fuzzy front end'bezeichnet werden. Von Ideenquellen für Innovationen von morgen über organisatorische Aspekte bis zum Projektmanagement werden aktuelle Erkenntnisse, Methoden und Instrumente vorgestellt, die bereits in den frühen Phasen den Grundstein für erfolgreiche Projekte legen. Die Beiträge dokumentieren zum Großteil Ergebnisse der Arbeit des Forschungs- und Lehrbereichs für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement an der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg. Das Buch enthält aber auch Beiträge externer Autoren, u. a. von renommierten Wissenschaftlern wie Professor Dr. Hans Georg Gemünden und Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerybadze. Das Buch richtet sich vor allem an innovationsverantwortliche Manager sowie an Wissenschaftler und Studierende des Fachgebiets Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement. Professor Dr. Cornelius Herstatt leitet den Arbeitsbereich Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement an der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg. Birgit Verworn ist dort Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin.

Having interpersonal skills will allow you to motivate, inspire, and successfully lead others, as well as further your own career development. This guidebook will show you how, through self-awareness and strategic implementation of behaviors, you can utilize interpersonal savvy to make the most out of negative situations, develop and lead others, and create a positive working environment despite daily challenges and hardships.

This book brings together non western, indigenous and eastern perspectives on leadership. Leadership theory has for too long been the exclusive domain of western academics developing leadership theories from the perspective of western institutions. Worldly leadership calls for pooling of the combined leadership wisdoms from all parts of the globe.

Volume 7 of'Advances in Global Leadership'includes timely and impactful chapters on various concepts and processes associated with leading across cultures and other boundaries. In these times of accelerating complexity and global inter-connectedness, a deeper understanding of the multiple contextual, organizational, and individual variables and processes associated effective international leadership is ever more important. This Volume, drawing on authors from many different cultures and contexts, contributes to bridging and integrating conceptual and practitioner perspectives in pursuing this deeper understanding.

The context of leadership has changed. Traditionally, leaders worked in organizations in which people largely shared a common culture and set of values. Today, leaders must bring together groups of people with very different histories, perspectives, values, and cultures. The people you lead are likely to be different from you and from each other in significant ways. Leaders today need an awareness of social identity, their own and that of others.

The context of leadership has changed. Traditionally, leaders worked in organizations in which people largely shared a common culture and set of values. Today, leaders must bring together groups of people with very different histories, perspectives, values, and cultures. The people you lead are likely to be different from you and from each other in significant ways. Leaders today need an awareness of social identity, their own and that of others.

The context of leadership has changed. Traditionally, leaders worked in organizations in which people largely shared a common culture and set of values. Today, leaders must bring together groups of people with very different histories, perspectives, values, and cultures. The people you lead are likely to be different from you and from each other in significant ways. Leaders today need an awareness of social identity, their own and that of others.

Social Identity comprises the parts of a person's identity that come from belonging to particular groups, including age, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and socioeconomic status. Your social identity informs how you lead. The social identities of those around you affect how they view you as a leader and how they views, and thus work with, others. This guidebook includes questions and activities to help you develop your awareness of social identity. Armed with that knowledge, you can decrease the likelihood of misunderstanding, increase your ability to be open to different perspectives, and enhance your skill at accurately interpreting situation that call on your ability to lead.

Research on advertising, branding and communication from an international perspective is essential in the face of the growing globalisation of markets, which requires academics and practitioners to take an increasingly international orientation in developing communication policies. Researchers as well as advertisers and marketers are confronted with an expanding, and above all changing, variety of both traditional and new media available for communication purposes, among them, advergames, mobile marketing and viral marketing. The goal of this book is to advance more systematic research in these fields from an international orientation. Renowned communication researchers from around the globe have contributed to the making of this book.

In one comprehensive volume, The Center for Creative Leadership provides the accumulated expertise of its faculty cultivated over the past thirty years. This revised edition includes new chapters on leadership in teams, global leadership, and leading through transitions, as well as a new ancillary website that contains chapters that were removed from 2nd and 3rd edition as well as practical tools and resources. Written for HR consultants and leadership development professionals within and all types of organizations.

Das Management von Geschäftsprozessen stellt für Unternehmen eine zentrale Herausforderung dar. Paradigmen wie „Business Process Reengineering“ oder „Continuous Process Improvement“ verändern seit Mitte der 1990er-Jahre die Sichtweise der Unternehmensverantwortlichen. Dies gilt nicht nur in organisatorischer Hinsicht, sondern auch im Hinblick auf die Entwicklung von Informationssystemen, welche die Geschäftsprozesse unterstützen. Gerade bei der Systementwicklung gehen jedoch natürlichsprachlich formulierte, unscharfe Informationen verloren, welche in der Folge zur Erfassung einer veränderten Unternehmenssituation gewinnbringend eingesetzt werden könnten. Oliver Thomas entwickelt einen Ansatz zur Integration von Unschärfe bei der Gestaltung prozessorientierter Informationssysteme. Die unscharfen Informationen werden im „Fuzzy Process Engineering“ formal mit Hilfe der Fuzzy-Theorie repräsentiert, in die Prozessmodellierung eingebettet und prototypisch implementiert. Die Methode wird in der Produktionsplanung und -steuerung sowie zur Beratungsunterstützung im technischen Kundendienst eingesetzt.

In a fast-paced global economy emphasizing innovation and productivity, leaders need to bring as much wisdom as possible to bear on their daily decisions. They often find themselves pulled between making decisions quickly and making them well. The processes described in this guidebook, inquiry and reflection, can help you develop your capacity to make wise choices. You will begin to see a broad range of possible responses and wisely choose the ones that will work best.

Given the increased impact of non-market forces on business reputation, there has never been a greater need to grasp corporate social performance. This book demonstrates that a holistic perspective on corporate citizenship that accommodates the importance of profits and other time-honored social values is both desirable and possible.

Für die Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen sind insbesondere die frühen Phasen von entscheidender Bedeutung. Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen umfassenden praxisorientierten Einblick in diese frühen Phasen, die auch als'fuzzy front end'bezeichnet werden und deren Vorgaben funktionale Eigenschaften von Produkten und Kosten bereits zu einem Großteil festlegen. Von Ideenquellen für Innovationen von morgen über organisatorische Aspekte bis zur Projektplanung werden aktuelle Erkenntnisse, Methoden und Instrumente vorgestellt, die bereits in der Vorprojektphase den Grundstein für erfolgreiche Projekte legen. Die Beiträge präsentieren aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse von renommierten Wissenschaftlern aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum. Während sich vor einigen Jahren nur wenige Wissenschaftler und Unternehmen mit dem Themenfeld auseinandergesetzt haben, sind die frühen Innovationsphasen in den letzten Jahren zunehmend in den Fokus der Innovationsforschung und -praxis gerückt. Die 2. Auflage ist komplett überarbeitet und um weitere Beiträge ergänzt, die den rasanten Erkenntnisfortschritt der letzten drei Jahre widerspiegeln. Das Buch richtet sich vor allem an innovationsverantwortliche Manager sowie an Wissenschaftler und Studierende des Fachgebiets Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement. Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt lehrt Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement an der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg. Dr. Birgit Verworn ist Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Organisation, Personalmanagement und Unternehmensführung der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität Cottbus.

Einige Investoren bauen ihre Auslandsgesellschaften sehr zielstrebig auf, während andere sie erst später mit nachfolgenden Direktinvestitionen vergrößern. Solche Unterschiede im Investitionsverhalten sind auf der Grundlage bestehender Direktinvestitionstheorien schwer zu erklären; empirische Befunde liegen hierzu nicht vor. Der Aufbau von Auslandsgesellschaften wird als Erwerb und Ausübung internationaler Realoptionen modelliert. Die Direktinvestitionsbestandsstatistik der Deutschen Bundesbank erlaubt den empirischen Test in einer umfangreichen Panelstudie. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, daß die Unsicherheit beim Markteintritt einen überragenden Einfluß auf das Investitionsverhalten hat. Mit steigender Erfahrung nach dem Eintritt scheint dieser Einfluß zugunsten der Gewinnerwartung zurückzugehen. Das Buch richtet sich an Wissenschaftler, die sich mit dem Prozeß der Internationalisierung befassen, und Praktiker, die internationale Investitionsentscheidungen unter Unsicherheit zu treffen haben.

The context of leadership has changed. Traditionally, leaders worked in organizations in which people largely shared a common culture and set of values. Today, leaders must bring together groups of people with very different histories, perspectives, values, and cultures. The people you lead are likely to be different from you and from each other in significant ways. Leaders today need an awareness of social identity, their own and that of others.

Dispersed teams have members in different countries, cultures, and time zones. Such teams share some important characteristics with local teams, but they also present unique challenges. Organizations need to prepare for and support them properly to realize their full potential.

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is the world's premier institution devoted exclusively to leadership research and education. For more than three decades, CCL has worked with hundreds of thousands of executives to create practical models, tools, and publications for the development of effective leaders and organizations. This important collection is drawn from CCL's long-running publication Leadership in Action. The guide examines the skills that you need to successfully give and receive feedback, make use of coaching, work with difference, deal with change, achieve work-life balance, and address the larger issue of expanding the leadership capacity of your organization.

The Center for Creative Leadership is the world's largest institution devoted to leadership research and education. Now, in one comprehensive volume, it offers the essence of its experience: a thorough explanation of the elements of leadership development.'For three decades CCL has been a prime source of leadership development insight. Now at last we can have CCL's leadership wisdom and guidance in one volume for our leadership bookshelf.'--Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO, Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management Get valuable information on: Implementing feedback-intensive programs Evaluating the impact of leadership development programs Dealing with cross-cultural and diversity issues in leadership development... and much more! Purchase your copy today and have the sage advice of CCL at your fingertips!