in the last decade, with the entry of spirituality in the organizational and management research, spirituality leadership, also, has attracted a considerable amount of attention. the new realm of spiritual leadership, similar to both areas of spirituality and leadership, suffers from a lack of consensus and from variety in definition and impression. proposed models of spiritual leadership have ...

OBJECTIVE Are there key attributes of leaders? Extrovert versus introvert? Charismatic? Detail oriented? Visionary? How do past leaders of the Medical Library Association (MLA) stack up? What leadership skills will MLA's leaders need in a complex information future? Leadership attributes of MLA's past and current presidents were studied to determine the common characteristics shared among these...

The period between the two world wars in German-speaking countries is characterised by a general political as well social crisis, which gave particularly strong expression to hopes for coming of saving leading authority and inspired Max Weber formulate his idea charismatic leadership. But already at turn century, conditions nationally, culturally politically disrupted Bohemian lands resembled d...

It is becoming increasingly clear that post-merger and acquisition (M&A) performance, especially in terms of achieving the integration of merging firms, is strongly affected by organizational factors, such as leadership. This paper presents a theoretical model showing how alternative forms of charismatic leadership can be relevant to the implementation of M&As. A unique aspect of our conceptual...

Leadership theories in sociology and psychology argue that effective leaders influence follower behavior not only through the design of incentives institutions, but also personal abilities to persuade motivate. Although charismatic leadership has received considerable attention management literature, existing research yet established causal evidence for an effect leader charisma on performance ...