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Building effective technology support teams through transformational leadership

Creating and managing an effective technology support team needs to be predicated on more than just the traditional four areas of planning, organizing, leading and controlling and include the critical skill sets of transformational leadership skills.

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Meg Whitman's consensus-building leadership style at eBay and Hewlett-Packard

Meg Whitman is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard, the technology company that specializes in business and consumer electronic devices and services. She worked at a number of Fortune 500 companies and eventually found herself at the head of an Internet startup, eBay.

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Applying Fiedler's contingency theory to military leadership in reconstruction operations

In light of the unfolding instability, violence and difficulty that characterized the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States military must reexamine its approach to the strategic invasion, occupation, reconstruction and power-handover that have evolved into a war-making template for the…

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Organizational theory and national security institutional leadership

Articulating a defense strategy towards homeland security involves an implementation through a complex chain of international and national security institutions.

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Sustainability and moral responsibility in corporate IT leadership

We discussed "greening" as an economic imperative. We did not discuss "greening" as a moral imperative. Does the CIO face moral imperatives beyond profit and the constrictions of law? What governs our corporate behavior really? Or do we get captured by the corporate ethos that shapes our morality?

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McDonald's Hamburger University and leadership development strategy

Since the inception of Hamburger University the emphasis has been on creating consistent restaurant services, procedures, quality and cleanliness. This has become the center of Global excellence for Mc Donald's leadership development and operations training.

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Virtual case studies in healthcare management and leadership

The specific insights that I have learned through this methodology are some of the most important issues routinely faced by healthcare providers and its management today.

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Misconceptions about organizational integrity and ethical leadership in management

During the aftermath of current corporate scandals, administrators and scientists have directed their focus to concerns towards management of ethical values.

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Father Peter's reassignment and the leadership crisis at Holy Cross

In keeping with the new Church policy initiative, the Reverend Peter Colapietro, pastor at Holy Cross in Times Square, is being reassigned to St. Monica in Yorkville after twenty years of service to his community. Father Peter is a beloved fixture at Holy Cross.

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Emotional intelligence theory in team leadership and management

The Management. The requirements for leadership role include understanding of the inner self as well as the needs of others.

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