Leadership
Essays

The threat of terrorism has increased in recent years and, as a result, the U.S.Government has been forced to reorganize its various departments. One of the departments that has been changed is the State Department. The State Department recently opened a bureau on counter-terrorism in an effort to better coordinate its efforts with other government agencies. This article reviews these changes.

This paper identifies through literature review the key drivers to successful building information modeling (BIM) and the key barriers to its implementation; documents BIM implementation in different countries through a critical review of the relevant literature; conducts a pilot case study concerning the details involved in BIM for design construction in Libya; and validates the strategy for construction and infrastructure sector organisations in Libya today and in the future. A summary of the research and important findings are presented in the paper's conclusion.

This study attempts to explicate the nature of secularization as a political and social movement primarily by outlining how the phenomenon has been mischaracterized in the past. Understanding how both proponents and opponents have misunderstood the connection (or lack thereof) between secularization and modernization allows one to more accurately assess historical movements toward secularization, as in the case of revolutionary France or Iran under the Shah. Furthermore, this clearer conception of secularization, and the problems with the secularization theory, offers important insights into the likely future of religion and secularism as they continue to combat each other over the course of the next century.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a description of the role of school administrator in creating an empowering organizational culture within a K-12 school district.

What are the biggest challenges that the leaders of today and tomorrow have to face?

Kodak, long dominant in the photography business, has struggled with the transition to digital technology. Beginning in the 1980s, the company saw a number of strategic shifts. The company is now faced with four…

The modern day railroad has evolved since the earliest of the railroads in the history of the United States. Some of the railroads are remembered as paragons creating new structural framework for business operations…

The objective of this work is to review articles related to nursing and to outline the policy formation based on one of the approaches reviewed in the articles. This work will secondly discuss why the chosen process was…

Employees Involvement in the Decision Making Process:

Great leaders were once thought to be born, not made. However, the new trend to emphasize leadership development in managerial theory reflects the belief that leadership qualities can be fostered within individuals, if…