Manuscript Type: Conceptual Research Question/Issue: Director turnover post-acquisition is a complex and multi-faceted phenomenon that needs to be examined beyond the agency lens. In this article, we examine the likelihood of non-executive director turnover in target firms following an acquisition. Research Findings/Insight: Acquisitions present an interesting case where conflict of interests m...

Manuscript Type: Conceptual Research Question/Issue: Post-acquisition director turnover is a complex and multi-faceted phenomenon that needs to be examined beyond the agency lens. In this article, we examine the likelihood of non-executive director turnover in target firms following an acquisition. Research Findings/Result: Acquisitions present an interesting case where conflict of interests ma...

Since the origin of the IT executive role in organizations, researchers have often emphasized the ambiguous and challenging role that CIOs face in organizations. While some argue that CIOs embrace new leadership roles in their organizations and suggest that CIOs should mean “Chief Influential Officers”, many others argue the opposite and even refer to the term CIO as the “Career Is Over”. We ar...

The first edition of this volume, published in 1997, was titled Managing People in Education. The addition of ‘leading’ to the title in the second and third editions illustrates the growing significance of this concept, notably in England, where a National College for School Leadership (our emphasis) was opened in November 2000. The inclusion of both terms in the title of this third edition sig...

OBJECTIVES To explore the occupational backgrounds of English Non-Executive Directors (NED) on Acute National Health Service (NHS) Trusts. DESIGN Data extrapolated from Trust websites of NED' occupational backgrounds by gender and occupations, and inter-rater reliability test undertaken. SETTING Data were available on all but 24 of the 166 Acute Trusts' from all regions. PARTICIPANTS Trus...

The Morris F. Collen award is reserved as the highest honor our profession can give to an individual who has contributed to it throughout his or her professional life, in multiple ways, which may involve research, teaching, mentorship, leadership, and service to the profession. An awards committee of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) considers nominees for the award, and the se...

At a press conference on 29 April 2004 there were gasps of awe from the audience as we announced that four clients of ours based in that country had achieved BS 7799-2 [1] attestation in less than four months each from a standing start. 1. Management BS 7799-2:2002 is a management standard. It is a tool for executive directors (and senior managers) and requires their leadership, involvement and...

As healthcare organisations seek to enhance safety and quality in a changing environment, organisational learning practices can help to improve existing skills and knowledge and provide opportunities to discover better ways of working together. Leadership at executive, middle management, and local levels is needed to create a sense of shared purpose. This shared vision should help to build effe...

The areas of leadership and organizational culture continue to capture the interest of researchers and practitioners alike. Some suggest that these two areas might hold the key to understanding and predicting organizational effectiveness. Others remain skeptical, offering that effectiveness is determined by a variety of factors, many of which fall beyond the scope of the leader's influence or t...