Therefore, for the international scene to actually consider that change is taking place in Cuba none of Fidel Castro's men should be part of the government or the administration. In trying to establish an ascendant trend for the Cuban national and Continue Reading...
Community Leadership Excerpts from a Community Organizer's Tale (Mike Miller, 2009) The article by Miller is a classic and practical example of the daily challenges that organizations dealing with the community face on a day-to-day basis. It highli Continue Reading...
In the following passages she makes a quality argument. Those bosses, Bridges writes (123), were "militant" and "hard-fisted," and certainly "tough." Some of these emerging bosses (Joel Barker in Pittsburgh; Joel Sutherland in Philadelphia; and Hen Continue Reading...
In his book Lynskey notes that during George W. Bush's administration, when Bush made anti-war people angry by invading Iraq, Neil Young sand "Let's Impeach the President." Earlier in his career Neil Young responded to the killing of four students Continue Reading...
Uvin and McFaul make sound arguments using political comparison as the key to their studies. Uvin uses evidence of all aspect of political life in his three case study countries, such as elections, the population, and the role of the military. He th Continue Reading...
Introduction Often leaders and people may feel inclined to place the blame or responsibility outside of themselves. Taking responsibility for one’s own actions and thinking presents as a major challenge, leading to additional problems in the lo Continue Reading...
An institutional self-assessment for developing a college or university strategic plan would have to include a measure of institutional autonomy, a common as well as unique offering of courses so as to make the university both competitive among other Continue Reading...
The fact that communism still dominates affairs in the country can limit or discourage foreign investors. This is probably one of the main reasons for which large corporations are hesitant about investing large amounts of money in China (Weatherbee Continue Reading...
Transformational Leadership in the Financial Services IndustryAbstractThe problem of motivation among workers in the banking industry is one that has been exacerbated by recent pullbacks in extrinsic motivational factors, such as bonuses. Managers ne Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice Leadership Strategies and Practices Leadership Strategies and Practice Examples and Analysis of Roles Organizational culture Behavioral Theory Planning The criminal justice leadership strategies are also partly similar to busin Continue Reading...
The second meta-analysis revealed strong average effects for the leadership dimension involving promoting and participating in teacher learning and development and moderate effects for the dimensions concerned with goal setting and planning, coordin Continue Reading...
Cass Sustein's Politics By Other Means, which was published in New Republic in 2002; Mark Green's The Evil of Access, which was published in The Nation in 2002; Bill Moyers' Journalism and Democracy, which was published in The Nation in 2001; Anthony Continue Reading...
strong leaders has been an important aspect of organizational development since the beginning of time. Compelling leaders possess a number of personality traits and skills that require constant development, and it has been demonstrated that leaders Continue Reading...
The economy of the totalitarian state must be effectively directed with only so much control that the system can be directed effectively; it must obtain growth and combat economic problems to the best of its ability so as to ensure political, socia Continue Reading...
Epistemological Beliefs and Organizational Leadership Epistemological Philosophies: Comparing Plato and Protagoras To understand our quest for knowledge, we often have to go back to some of the classical theories in order to get a full view of how Continue Reading...
(Ng, 1994, p. 93) The philosophy of Confucius was based essentially on that of human relationships expanded to the sphere of the state, and even beyond into the cosmos. Right conduct and proper action among individuals and groups would result in an Continue Reading...
Parker The practical implications of the author’s conclusions are that research into leadership can be challenging because of the emphasis on quantitative studies in the field and the sense that any new studies must innovative and unique, even Continue Reading...
National Institutions in GovernanceIntroductionNational institutions play a vital role in governance. They represent the culture, values, aims and objectives of the nation; they represent its history and seek to shape its future. Whether they are mus Continue Reading...
Furthermore, when groups began people naturally turned to the group leader for direction and advice. It would be accurate to state that most of the relating was to the group leader at that point. However, by exercising linking behavior, I was able Continue Reading...
Understanding LeadershipIntroductionLeadership encompasses a great multitude of behaviors and approaches. Leaders can show vision or be decision-makers; they can be charismatic or innovative. Leaders can be of the servant type, putting others before Continue Reading...
International Leadership and ManagementToday, the importance of identifying suitable candidates for international leadership development has never been greater given the rapidly changing globalized marketplace and the realignment of regional trading Continue Reading...
Role of the Health Care AdministratorExecutive SummaryMedical and health services managers, also called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators, plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. They may manage an entire facility, Continue Reading...
Indira Gandhi can be seen as one of the most representative personalities of the post World War II India for various and numerous reasons. One of the most significant ones relates to her ability to assume a leadership position in order to drive India Continue Reading...
Political Science The World Politics of the Korean Peninsula: North Korea The History Channel produces and broadcasts both a provocative and informative special about modern political history in North Korea. The focus is upon the leader, the dynast Continue Reading...
There is an obvious contradiction between what we think of Muslim women and their actual life. In order to better understand them and their social and civil life, we need to understand their religion and the way of thinking for both men and women. Continue Reading...
Educational Leadership "When Leadership Spells Danger" (Heifetz, et al.) The article by Heifetz and Linsky takes the position that part of the job of leadership in education is not just teaching, but also "…mobilizing schools, families, and c Continue Reading...
With the difficulties of resolving budget controversies, contending with myriad resource shortfalls and enduring a federal economic perspective toward education that is today, inconsistent at best, criminally negligent at worst, the superintendent m Continue Reading...
Lyndon B. Johnson's Leadership Imagine living during a time in which power is transforming in the government. Before Lyndon B. Johnson became President, John F. Kennedy encouraged the space program as well as many other endeavors. When Lyndon B. Joh Continue Reading...
Pattillo reports that there is an ongoing adversarial relationship between residents, city officials, and private developers, when it comes to making old rotting neighborhoods fresh and safe again. And all of this comes as a backdrop to the lingerin Continue Reading...
However, management needs to keep in mind a budget in order to make this possible (Bolman & Deal, 2008). A way in which to get everyone to work together the organization can form teams under each division. Each team has a leader that reports to Continue Reading...
This time period also marked a great deal of expansion for different European nations. This expansion occurred through the conquering of certain territories. Machiavellian Leaders Machiavelli believed that great leaders had to possess certain attr Continue Reading...
Business and Leadership Peter Northouse, in his newly released book Theory and Practice along with Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal in their also newly released book Reframing Organizations can help each one of us to understand the ways in which we take Continue Reading...
AIDS and Politics in African Aside from Malaria and other life threatening diseases, AIDS constitutes one of the major concerns within the African continent. One of the reasons behind this concern is the fact that HIV / AIDS is responsible for causi Continue Reading...
Plato and Machiavelli, and how their ideas on leadership compare and contrast with each other. To do this, their respective works the Republic and the Prince will be used. In addition to the works by the two main authors considered, The Stanford En Continue Reading...
Vietnam Leadership of Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy in the Post-War Era The United States emerged after the end of World War II as the most powerful nation on earth and in the history of mankind. American political, economic, and military p Continue Reading...
Short-term wins creation In this case, the insistence is on the enhancement of credibility for change through demonstrating gains made. In the case of News Corp, those who excel in change related initiatives could be rewarded and recognized going Continue Reading...
The critical part of this decision is its date - 2002. McConnell v. Federal Election Commission decided the manor in which the 2005 election would be campaigned, and while the political world blistered in post-9/11 heat, the Bush v. Kerry campaign Continue Reading...
The definition for "subversives" is a bit vague, but Fagen explains that in Argentina and elsewhere in Latin American dictatorships the victims of violent repression tended to be union leaders, liberal political leaders, artistic people in cultural Continue Reading...
