In this paper we review the current use of action research in the field of Human Resource
Management (HRM), and assess its potential contribution to the field. We show that action …

This article considers whether using leadership language may be one under-explored
reason why there continues to be a significant lack of women at executive level. Do women …

This chapter reviews psychodynamic issues in leadership theory, leadership in
organizations, and leadership development. The chapter begins with an overview of …

This paper reconceptualises a classic theory (Kanter 1993 [1977]) on gender and leadership
in order to provide fresh insights for both sociolinguistic and management thinking. Kanter …

This study examined the operational characteristics of MSEs and their contributions towards
addressing the national challenge of unemployment. The research was based on Ado …

" Scandals have undermined investor confidence in the management of firms and drawn
global attention to how Management Boards of public firms are in-control of their operations …

At its heart, leadership is about human behaviour—what we do, how we do it and why we do
it. Leadership is about the way people behave in organizations and effective leaders are …

Leadership archetypes are embodied and emotionally powerful identity profiles related to
cultural conceptualizations of leadership and implicit leadership theories. The currently …

Increasingly, scholars are contesting the value of grand theories of leadership in favor of a
social constructionist or “discursive” approach that posits the centrality of language for …

The level of sophistication and dynamism of the security threat environment requires modern
organizations to develop novel security strategies. The responsibility to strategize falls to the …