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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"strategic leadership"”.
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Strategic leadership of architectural firms in Ireland: The role of emotion management and innovation
This study explores the strategic leadership of architectural firms in Ireland. It examines the role of emotion management (a component of emotional intelligence) and innovation in architecture firms. This thesis uses both qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative approach uses a series …
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The Meaning, Value, and Experience of Strategic Leadership for Law Enforcement Executives in Today's World
… the Army War College (AWC), that the AWC strategic leadership courses educated Colonels before they became Generals. These seminal events gave me the idea to provide the NEI with studies on strategic leadership in law enforcement. The outcome of a preliminary literature search evidenced a …
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Bridging the Gap: Realigning Executive Data Literacy Education for Strategic Leadership in the Digital Age
… literacy an essential competency for executive leadership, yet current executive education programs frequently misalign with the strategic and pragmatic needs of senior leaders. This study investigated this misalignment by employing a quantitative research approach augmented by qualitative …
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Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation.
… This thesis aims to examine how Industry 4.0 and strategic leadership behaviours are intersecting and influencing each other. This study forms part of the requirement for completion of a Doctorate of Business Administration, a professional doctorate that was undertaken whilst the researcher was in …
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The strategic leadership and direction of the Royal Air Force Strategic air offensive against Germany from inception to 1945
This thesis examines the strategic leadership, and the high level direction, of the Royal Air Force’s contribution to the strategic air offensive against Germany. It takes the conceptual thinking, the organisational aspects and the leadership required to bring it into being, from its inception in …
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A Study of the Development of Leadership Skills of Duquesne University IDPEL Cohort Members as Measured by the Strategic Leadership Selection Interview
Research in leadership assessment is sparse both quantitatively and qualitatively (Edmunds, 1998). This study was based on the premise that: (1) leadership can be taught and enhanced through training and/or professional development, (2) leadership skills and/or qualities can be assessed, and (3) …
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The concept of strategic leadership in the development and improvement of higher education in the Republic of Benin : a qualitative case study of an African university
… explored the appropriateness of the concept of strategic leadership in the development and improvement of higber education in an African university called, for the purposes of tbis study, the AU3. It examined whether strategic leadership as it emerged in Western countries-had any resonance and …
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Utilization-focused evaluation of the cohort-based ethical strategic leadership M.B.A. program offered by the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies at the University of Central Missouri
… assessment allows administrators to facilitate strategic changes that integrate external opportunities and internal capabilities for long-term viability and relevance of the program (Wells & Wells, 2011). In this dissertation, the framework of utilization-focused evaluation with a mixed methods …
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A phenomenological investigation into the lived experiences of selected high school principals focussing on the school as a learning organisation
… experiences of principals carrying out their strategic leadership responsibilities in leading their schools towards becoming learning organisations. The rationale of the study is to deepen our knowledge about the lived experiences of high school principals in attempting to develop their …
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Hidden in Plain Sight-An analysis of the influence of strategic leadership characteristics and styles of the Chair, Chair/CEO, CEO and CFO in banking failure, recapitalisation or bailout (1999-2017). A grounded theory approach
… current discourse is the lack of analysis of the leadership characteristics and styles of board members of leading banks. This study responds to this weakness, contributing in three principle ways. Firstly, by extending the use of grounded theory, it investigates the leadership characteristics and …
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Sustainable strategic change in practice
… looks at what Head Teachers are doing to make strategic change sustainable. It seeks to determine the ways in which senior leaders are using strategic approaches to build in systems and procedures that will secure improvement over the longer term alongside the short term leadership and …
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Evaluating Leadership Development Through Experiential Learning In A Virtual Environment
<p>The strategic leadership center of a senior military service college collaborated with an elite law school to provide leadership development to senior law school students. The focus was an International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise set in the South China Sea. Due to an unexpected global …
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The Lamplighter: Strategic Leaders' Views on Leadership
The vast quantity of leadership literature discusses factors that may contribute to leader development. However, strategic leaders—defined as those individuals in key positions at the organizational apex—are a subsection of the research that deserves more attention. In particular, what sets these …
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Built to Last: Exploring Family Strategy in Dynastic Business Families
… to community. Linked to values and enacted by strategic leaders, strategy organizes and mobilizes capital toward goals attainment. The firm-centric perspectives of the strategic management and family business strategy literatures overlook the systematic investigation of family strategy as a …
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A Narrative Case Study of Leadership Practices in Rapidly Developing the Next Generation of Leaders, Engineers, and Skilled Technical Trade Workers at Patriot Machine, Inc.
… Inc. (Patriot) need a narrative case study of leadership practices. Such an undertaking fosters the best methods of providing technical training and skills experience to rapidly develop the next generation of engineers and skilled technical trade workers in the following areas: traditional …
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Valuing architecture for strategic purposes : comments on applying the dependency structure matrix with real options theory
… real options theory, assists in predicting the strategic capabilities of either existing or potential products and organisations, and likely optimal or maximal rates of change. This assists in predicting the extent to which technologically dependent organisations can realistically create and …
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: The Forces Affecting Implementation of Strategies for an Information Technology Project in the Department of Defense
… strategy. We have seen the rise and fall of strategic planning and the movement from strategic management to strategic leadership to strategic thinking. Despite the plethora of solutions, some to problems yet to be discovered, both the private and public sectors continue to see strategies …
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From Campus to Community: The Role of Higher Education in Strengthening Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Appalachia
… observations, institutional documents (including strategic plans), and ARC county-level economic data. The analysis produced five cross-case themes describing how these institutions support entrepreneurship: (a) strategic leadership and institutional culture, (b) experiential and embedded …
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Assessing the implementation of the fourth strategic plan (2011-2015) of the University of Namibia
… study was to assess the implementation of the Strategic Plan (2011-2015) of the University of Namibia. It was also the objective of this study to establish what measures were put in place to ensure the implementation of the strategic plan and to provide recommendations on improving the …
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Security Cooperation Poorly Defined
… from each department to attempt to redefine its strategic potential. The National Security Council, the Secretary of State and the Commanding General of Central Command have attempted to redefine security cooperation as a military strategy capable of supporting the post-conflict reconstruction of …
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