This paper examines the task, relationship, and change orientations of e-business leadership, based on an exploratory study of 31 successfully operating e-business sites, with hypotheses developed from situational leadership theory. The results indicate that, despite different levels of e-business readiness, effective leadership is characterized by high task, high relationship, and high change-...

A partially distributed team (PDT) consists of two or more subteams that are separated geographically. In a PDT, members of a given subteam are co-located, but they collaborate with members of geographically distant subteams. PDTs are commonplace across diverse IT settings, including outsourcing, off-shoring, and distributed organizations. Often the distance separating subteams spans multiple t...

Leadership is commonly invoked when accounting for the coordination of group movements in animals, yet it remains loosely defined. In parallel, there is increased evidence of the sharing of group decisions by animals on the move. How leadership integrates within this recent framework on collective decision-making is unclear. Here, we question the occurrence of leadership in horses, a species in...

Ali Yayla Binghamton University SUNY [email protected] Using full range leadership model and the knowledge integration view of organizations, we develop and test a model linking IT leadership to IT-business alignment. Specifically, we examine how transformational IT leadership behaviors influence IT-business alignment through mechanisms that develop shared domain knowledge between IT and bu...

The function of leadership is to create a vision for the future, establish strategic priorities, and develop an environment of trust within and between organizations. Great leadership is a process; leadership involves motivational influence, leadership occurs in groups, and involves a shared vision (Northouse, 2010). Instructional designers are ideal leadership candidates for institutions of hi...

Since teachers are a key agent in the success of any educational system, those involved in teacher training need to have a clear description of teaching competencies, reflection upon which could be useful in organizational leadership and administration, teacher training curriculum, and creation of a compatible organizational culture. To have as broad of a spectrum of competencies as possible, a...

This paper explores current accountability mechanisms for the leadership of equality, equity, diversity and inclusion in addressing intersectional discrimination faced by pupils English schools. I draw on work Kimberlé Crenshaw Patricia Hill Collins critical framing UK-based academics, notably David Gillborn, examining impact education system. argue that an approach can deepen understanding ack...