The commitment of high-level government leaders is widely recognized as a key factor in curbing national AIDS epidemics. But where does such leadership come from? This paper presents a quantitative analysis of the determinants of AIDS leadership in 54 developing countries, using the 2003 AIDS Program Effort Index "political support" score as an indicator of political commitment. Explanatory var...

Crisis management (prevention, preparedness, response, and reconstruction) is a tough task for political and bureaucratic leaders. This article documents the persistent tensions between the expectations and realities of crisis leadership. It explores the popular notion that crises provide key opportunities for reform. The very occurrence of a crisis is then thought to expose the status quo as p...

AIM To establish whether there is any relationship between the work environment and nursing leadership at intensive care units (ICUs). METHOD Correlational study conducted at four ICUs in southern São Paulo (SP), Brazil. The study population was comprised of 66 pairs (nurses and nursing technicians) established by lottery. The nurses responded to three instruments: 1) characterization; 2) a v...

This study examined the extent to which transformational leadership dimensions affect organizational success in tertiary institutions Anambra State Southeast Nigeria. A cross-sectional research design was employed for this study. total of 325 staff members from each university were surveyed and number employees increased (N) 650. However, 154 usable copies questionnaires finally collected are u...

A significant issue appearing in the business education literature in the past decade and most recently in the media reporting on the spectacular failures of leadership and management in the financial sector, has been the question of whether leadership and management can in fact be taught. Doh (2003) presented an overview of the key arguments with regard to leadership development inclusive of t...

This paper presents the development process of talent management in higher education institutions. Specifically, this study aims to identify clusters that best fit leadership competency framework for those utilizes qualitative approach via focus group discussion with Leadership Competency and Instrument Committee AKEPT, also by interviews academics public universities. The findings from intervi...

Leadership is important to health science education. For program effectiveness, directors should possess leadership skills to appropriately lead and manage their departments. Therefore, it is important to explore the leadership styles of programs' leaders as health science education is undergoing reform. Program directors of two and four-year health information management programs were surveyed...

effective academic leadership is a complicated issue to investigate because of its intangibility and potential consequences. in addition, it plays an essential role in the success of institutions as well as being an important factor in improving quality performance of faculty members, administrators and qualified alumni. in this study mixed methods was used to develop a model of islamic azad un...