The first purpose of this article is to provide an overview of athlete leadership in modern sport programs. This includes a brief outline of the theoretical perspectives on sport leadership and a discussion of the recent research on who athlete leaders typically are in terms of their demographics, behaviors displayed, and benefits to the team.…

Drawing on trait activation theory, we examine ethical leadership as a boundary condition on the relationship between openness to experience and innovative work behavior. We collected data from 291 subordinates and 51 supervisors to test our theoretical model. Our results suggest that openness to experience was positively related to innovative…

In "Forces of Influence," Fred Ende and Meghan Everette contend that schoolwide success starts with relationships--not only between students and adults, but also among all adults up and down the education hierarchy. It's by leveraging these relationships that educators can influence outcomes and effect real change. But how can educators…

The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which women and women's experiences with leadership theories and their construction are represented and made visible within leadership theory textbooks. Since the early 20th century, leadership theories have been developed and studied to explain the characteristics and practices of effective…

Counselors and leaders use prosocial behaviors to motivate others to accomplish goals. Modern leadership theory, specifically transformational leadership, describes leader behaviors that elicit follower volunteerism and high productivity. Counseling literature refers to similar behaviors that counselors master to guide clients to achieve wellness…

The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore the perspectives of school leaders who have supported teachers' transition through the implementation and sustained use of blended learning in middle school and high school settings in New York State. The theory that guided this study was Bridges's (2016) transition theory. The…

Purpose: This article explores how school leaders are responding during COVID-19 and what forms of leadership practice are emerging. Design/methodology/approach: This article draws upon the contemporary leadership literature and scholarly work. Findings: This article proposes that the current crisis has shifted school leadership dramatically…

This paper traverses changes in perceptions of the school principal's role, from sole to distributed leadership practices. A brief commentary on selected New Zealand literature is followed by a case study of a secondary co-principalship that identifies adaptive strategies and success factors in this joint role. The potentiality of the national…

Theories of what determines research performance have evolved from political and economic science, amongst other disciplines. Contemporary research shows that universities have a problematic work environment characterized by bullying, insecure jobs, and dysfunctional leadership. In this study, we explore the relationship between the psycho-social…

Purpose: Managerial coaching has been popularized as a way of motivating, developing and retaining employees in organizations. Yet, there has been a lack of empirical studies to examine the linkage between managerial coaching and its potential impact on employees. This study aims to investigate the interrelationships among managerial coaching,…

This study examined the relationship between followers' perceptions of their leaders' Authentic Leadership Style (Self Awareness, Relational Transparency, Internal Moral Perspective and Balanced Processing), and followers' Organizational Citizenship Behavior (Organizational and Participant Levels) in research administration. The sample consisted…

School leadership plays a significant role in the success of a school through its effects on teachers' efficacy.Empirical studies of school leadership in South Asia are limited. This study seeks to address this gap. The author examines teachers' perceptions about how school principals play their role in high-achieving and low-achieving community…

It is regarded as considerable values those principles' skills of managing diversities and teachers' cultural intelligences which mean they understand and appreciate other cultures. These core values are remarkably vital to be culturally literate in the global world. The organizations and their administrators respecting the diversities of the…

As Action Learning has evolved, it has been adapted to promote learning in various contexts. In this account of practice, we share our perspectives as facilitators of the application of action learning principles within Reflective Practice Forums for Mentoring and Coaching Programme Managers. The ethos of action learning was adopted with the…

The purpose of this article is to explore principles of servant leadership as a solution to the ethical improprieties mounting in the world of intercollegiate and interscholastic athletics. This article will provide a synthesis of servant leadership literature that highlights the importance of behavioral integrity and its role in building trust…