A variety of changes are facing leaders in academic pharmacy. Servant and transformational leadership have attributes that provide guidance and inspiration through these changes. Servant leadership focuses on supporting and developing the individuals within an institution, while transformational leadership focuses on inspiring followers to work towards a common goal. This article discusses thes...

This article examines the use of action learning sets in a leadership module delivered by a university in south east England. An evaluation research study was undertaking using survey method to evaluate student engagement with action learning sets, and their value, impact and sustainability. Data were collected through a questionnaire with a mix of Likert-style and open-ended questions and qual...

Purpose: The aim of this study to examine the relationship between different leadership styles (transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire) psychological wellbeing women entrepreneurs, considering potential moderating effects demographic factors. Theoretical framework: is grounded in Full Range Leadership Theory theory wellbeing, with understanding how may impact entrepreneurs. Design/m...

It is difficult to disagree with the general argument that successful health reform requires a significant degree of policy capacity or that all players in the policy game need to move beyond self-interested advocacy. However, an overly broad definition of policy capacity is a problem. More important perhaps, health reform inevitably requires not just policy capacity but political leadership an...

The Neolithic was marked by a transition from small and relatively egalitarian groups to much larger groups with increased stratification. But, the dynamics of this remain poorly understood. It is hard to see how despotism can arise without coercion, yet coercion could not easily have occurred in an egalitarian setting. Using a quantitative model of evolution in a patch-structured population, w...

There is a trend in health systems around the world to place great emphasis on and faith in improving 'leadership'. Leadership has been defined in many ways and the elitist implications of traditional notions of leadership sit uncomfortably with modern healthcare organisations. The concept of distributed leadership incorporates inclusivity, collectiveness and collaboration, with the result that...

Ce papier présente une recherche en cours sur l’exploitation des techniques de gestion et d’ingénierie des connaissances en vue de l’élaboration d’une démarche stratégique pour le transfert des savoir-faire métiers. Ce transfert se base sur la conception des dispositifs de partage et d’apprentissage à partir des connaissances bien identifiées, dans le domaine des métiers pétroliers. Ces travaux...

Prenant le contre-pied des discours sur travail comme mal nécessaire ou instrument d’aliénation, les compagnons du Tour de France cultivent depuis la fin XVIIIe siècle une forme distinction qui opère deux façons. D’une part, ils ne parlent qu’avec beaucoup retenue et parcimonie «travail». D’autre valeurs représentations associées à l’idée passent chez eux principalement par voies l’iconographie...

the aim of this study was to examine the effect of new methods of management on creativity, self-efficiency and mobility of human resources in sport organizations. all top managers and heads of sport and youth office (sports bodies) in the province participated in this study. 37 top managers and 176 presidents and vice presidents of sports bodies were randomly selected as the sample. the multi-...