An increasing number of incidents during crowded events over the last 30 years made people more aware of public safety. Visitors of events tend to come in groups of minimally 2 persons and interact with each other. CCTV systems are used to monitor crowds and could be an adequate tool for safety officers to manage public safety. For an more effective intervention, it is valuable to know beforeha...

Organizational structure is experiencing an increase in the use of small groups and teams as solutions to strategic concerns. The issue of succession planning within a group or organization is vital to a successful strategy. In addition, servant leadership is experiencing a resurgence of interest in organizations and in leadership research. However, servant leadership in the succession process ...

AbstrAct The purpose of this study was to improve the understanding of virtual team leadership occurring within existing virtual teams in a range of organizations. Qualitative data were collected through comprehensive interviews with nine virtual team leaders and members from six different organizations. A semi-structured interview format was used to elicit extensive information about effective...

Leadership is crucial for agile team effectiveness and performance. The roles played by project leaders have significantly changed in agile methodologies, but very limited studies on leadership have been conducted in the agile software development context. Motivated by this gap, this study aims to investigate the roles of various leadership styles in agile methodologies and understand how diffe...

INTRODUCTION Patients' health and safety is not only a function of complex treatments and advanced therapeutic technologies but also a function of a degree based on which health care professionals fulfill their duties effectively as a team. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude of hospital committee members about teamwork in Kerman hospitals. METHODOLOGY This study was conducted...

This paper discusses a leadership program implemented in the School of Nursing at Edith Cowan University to develop leadership in fourth semester nursing students enrolled in a three year undergraduate nursing degree to prepare them for the dynamic 'changing world' environment of healthcare. Students were invited to apply to undertake the program in extracurricular time. Nineteen students appli...

Background: Effective leadership is a vital component of health care systems and has an extensive range of functions in improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This study aimed at exploring leadership challenges encountered by leaders in Iranian hospitals.    Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on a purposeful sample of 27 members of hospital management team ...

The authors conceptually investigate the measurements and boundary conditions for shared leadership in teams. They propose the use of social network analysis (SNA) research designs, through the measure of both density and distribution of leadership, as a comprehensive measure of shared leadership. Additionally, this article presents a conceptual model of shared leadership and team performance, ...

I exam ine three m ain issues, wh ich are d irectly linked to school management developments in Sou th A fr ica since 1994 : school leadership and managem ent; professionalisation of principalship through the South African Standard for School Leadership (SASSL); and leading and managing the learning school. In exploring these issues I draw mainly on a systematic and comprehensive literature rev...

The globalisation of the software development industry has solved one set of problems and created a new set. Skills shortages in the host organisation can be solved by Global Software Development, yet the effective management of virtual teams is a new challenge. This study proposes a process reference model (PRM) and assessment model for the leadership of project teams, including complex virtua...