Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relative impact of different types of leadership on students' academic and nonacademic outcomes. Research Design: The methodology involved an analysis of findings from 27 published studies of the relationship between leadership and student outcomes. The first meta-analysis, including 22 of the…

This chapter provides an overview of board governance, its effectiveness, and changes over more than four decades. The authors also offer strategies for creating partnerships between presidents and trustees that lead to future institutional success.

Effective leadership in public schools includes, but is not limited to being able to communicate goals, set expectations, monitor instructional progress, coordinate the curriculum, and supervise and evaluate faculty (Snowden & Gorton, 2002). All of these leadership skills are driven by a need for leaders to build collaborative rapport and…

Despite evidence of widespread reliance on intuition by leaders and evidence that consequences of such reliance can be positive or negative, the effective integration of intuition in leadership is not well understood. This constructivist grounded theory study explored how some leaders in California community colleges (CC) experienced intuition and…

This study represents an attempt to identify elements of leadership strategies of academic administrators through the study of one particular role--the deanship. (JA)

Our rapidly changing society will need individuals trained and skilled in leadership. Leadership is a process designed to maximize individual contributions to organizations and society. Research has shown that there is no one way of exerting leadership. Leadership behavior can be grouped into two categories: task behavior and relationship…

Hypotheses based on Blake and Mouton's managerial grid were tested and were not supported by the data. Results indicated that grid placement was a poor predictor of either perceived managerial effectiveness or conflict resolution methods employed. (Author)

Used the Interpersonal Check List measures of dominance-submission and love-hate, and related trainers' performance on these measures to trainers' effectiveness and participants' gains. (Author/BP)

It is time to practice sound principles of human resources development in learning environments and to promote a cooperative, creative, collaboative, and participative leadership style in education as well as in industry, business, and government. (JOW)

Comparisons of female research and development (R&D) managers technical specialist groups, male research and development managers, and nontechnical managers indicated female and male R&D managers were similar and both groups have task oriented rather than social-emotional leadership styles. Female R&D managers scored high in the Enterprising area,…

Reviews the results of recent studies on four themes (productivity, power, performance, and promotion) in female management behavior and leadership styles. (Author/BL)

Attempts to define corporate culture and examines the implications of organizational (or cultural) change and the current emphasis on excellence for training and human resource development. (SK)

Influence is an essential component of leadership. The readers' position in an organization and the power it gives them are not always enough to motivate people to do what they are asked. Developing influence skills can help you gain commitment from people at all levels: direct reports, peers, and bosses. This book contains the following sections:…

This study uses the ethological approach of seeking species characteristics and phylogenetic continuities in an investigation of human behavior. Among primates a striking consistency is the presence of some form of dominance hierarchy in many species. The present study examines peer group dominance hierarchies as they are perceived by children in…

The article describes an effort to systematically collect data and different leadership styles used by chairmen and staff persons and to relate these styles to the effective functioning of task oriented committees. (Author)