We examine power relations at ‘Tiger’; a utility company in Hong Kong, where becoming a ‘learning organisation’ (LO) has been part of the stated mission. Interviews suggested that five vehicles drove a successful LO endeavour: selforganised Total Quality Management (TQM) and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) programmes, leadership by the managing director and the change programme manager, a...

Three different samples (total N = 485) participated in the development and refinement of the Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS). A five-factor solution with 40 items describing the most salient dimensions of coaching behavior was selected as the most meaningful. These factors were named Training and Instruction, Democratic Behavior, Autocratic Behavior, Social Support, and Positive Feedback. In...

The aim of this study is to examine the types effective leadership in change management sports organizations. Qualitative research method was used study. design chosen accordance with purpose nested case model, which one designs analyze and or more specific events depth. data were collected by individual interview. group consists a total 7 adult participants, employees federation. In-depth inte...

Authoritarian elections and leadership succession, 1975-2000 Why do a substantial number of non-democratic regimes hold elections? In this paper, I exposit a model in which authoritarian rulers agree to positive levels of electoral risk primarily to reduce the threat of their violent removal from office via a coup d’etat or revolution, or to lower the cost of managing that risk through secret p...

Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT's) form part of the daily work in most hospitals caring for cancer patients as a form of institutionalised communication. The degree of organisation and the type of communication in these MDTs has a direct impact on the quality of patient care provided. One resulting decision from a multidisciplinary discussion is more accurate and effective than the sum of ...

The purpose of this paper is to link concepts of organizational culture, traditionally viewed from a corporate perspective, to management of intercollegiate athletic organizations. Relevant literature is reviewed to identify definitions and components of organizational culture, as well as elements of cultural strength. The relationship of culture to transformational leadership is recognized and...

Current ideas about the role of the state include an enthusiasm for mechanisms of "indirect" or "third-party" governance. The health care arena, in which models of indirect governance have a long history, is an important test bed for these ideas. Classically, the arena was marked by trust-based, principal-agent relationships established to overcome information gaps. Over time (and to different ...

Many successful political parties depend for their initial popularity and cohesion, and even for their long-term brand strength, on a leader. Nevertheless, literature on successful party building downplays the role of leaders. Thus, the question, what type of leader is good for party building?, remains undertheorized. This article presents and provides initial evidence for a leadership-centered...

In this paper, using the governance, resources and processes model for an organization, we examine the organizational challenges for innovation in information systems in each of the three areas of this model. Information systems are a great tool to support innovation to improve the processes and activities in an organization to achieve a competitive edge. We review the role of leadership (gover...

This research focuses on how leadership has a major role in addressing environmental issues, especially through the garbage bank program as form of case study. Furthermore, problems that occur midst society are often rely solely political will or desire to solve them. The is know and learn Lurah's (head village) management waste banks specifically. qualitative descriptive research. Data collect...