This annotated bibliography presents 24 articles and documents from the ERIC system. The sources cited discuss leadership in relation to personal qualities, behavior theories, organizational influence, and changing administrator roles. (DW)

This volume is the second of Erikson's experiments with a form which he calls "psycho-history," in which he searches the accounts of a prominent individual's life for certain events during a particular stage in the life cycle. The events sought are those which clarify the identity crisis or crises through which the individual came to…

Ways must be found to share, understand and contribute to proper courses in colleges and to practice new ideas in the public schools. Consequently, decision-making will require adjusting to a more collaborative mode. These pages describe a decision-making process which has been utilized in the Fredonia-Hamburg Teacher Education Center for the past…

Argues that managerial style and substance are inextricably intertwined, illustrating the discussion with excerpts from an extensive study and job analysis of first-line supervisors in a food packaging plant. (JG)

Examines several management theories dealing with subordinate-supraordinate relationships and concludes that the most favorable relationship occurs in the institution when the transactional decision-making method is used. (Author/IRT)

Principals and administrators need to demonstrate management authority and leadership behavior. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of different styles and how different leadership styles affect organizational climate. Includes a figure. (MD)

The success of the strategic management program developed by United Biscuits (United Kingdom) for senior managers resulted from (1) tailoring the program to organizational and individual needs; (2) using company-specific material; (3) involving top management; and (4) using a follow-up program. (JOW)

Discusses why women managers are overrepresented in low-level, low-status positions; why they are in go-nowhere staff roles, managing functions not people; and why so few hold top management positions in America's organizations. (JOW)

Leadership has a profound impact through its style. The dimensions of leadership behavior in academe communicate more about a leader than most pronouncements of opinion. Those dimensions include the directing of attention, use of language, attitudes, and personal demeanor. (MSE)

Examined the effects of three group leadership styles (structured T-group, rotating leadership, Rogerian) on the personal and interpersonal functioning of 67 counselor trainees. Results from the pretest, posttest, and 6-8 week follow-up suggest that differences among the groups could be attributed in part to group leadership styles. (Author/BL)

Females emerged as leaders in three mixed-sex leaderless groups of college students (N=21) in a communication course. Two rhetorical themes were revealed: female leaders in all three groups earned their leadership positions by the rhetoric of hard workers and leading by default; they solidified their positions by emphasizing a rhetoric of modest…

The Worthington School District uses the Social Style Model in a two-day seminar to help administrators become aware of the effect of their behavior on others and to understand the effect of others' behavior on them. The program and its benefits are discussed. (MT)

A vision of equality and accountability to the Black community is based on principles that have enabled successful Black leaders to survive in their difficult social role. In the current political climate, Black leaders also need to unify diverse sectors of their community and work toward a just society. (GC)

While educational institutions and industry share some common elements of the administrative decision-making process, a major point of divergence is the treatment of conflict. In higher education, conflict is seen as destructive and should be avoided, but it can be handled positively. Types, common elements, and styles of conflict are reviewed.…

Training employees separately based on gender should be a thing of the past. The trend is toward androgynous management development--blending male (task-oriented) and female (people-oriented) styles. (SK)