Teams have been identified as the vehicle for learning in organizations. However, little is known about the factors that enable teams to learn. From an applied perspective, leadership constitutes a very relevant ingredient. This study is a first step in building up this theory by focusing on the role of shared leadership in team learning. We present data from an exploratory observatory study on...

an issue of importance to many national and provincial/territorial nursing organizations and, at the same time, not a central priority for anyone. Opportunities have undoubtedly been lost because of the lack of concerted or coordinated effort to advance the importance of nursing research in addressing quality of care, patient safety, health promotion and a myriad of other topics that affect the...

uring a recent strategic planning session, the leadership of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) discussed its potential role in the international pediatric community. For the first 75 years of its existence, the ABP has focused on the American public, with the singular mission to improve the quality of care for the country’s children by setting the standards that impact the training and ass...

Hospital leaders face challenges from many different arenas--business, finance, and patient care. One resource often overlooked as a strategic asset is the hospital board of directors. Too often hospital boards erroneously assume or are forced into the roles of either micro-management or crisis management. Board education, which focuses on pertinent healthcare market information and strategic d...

AIMS To explore and identify the core elements of the nurse executive role and the contribution these posts make to health service organisations in terms of quality and performance. BACKGROUND With the ongoing global reform of health services and, in particular, currently in Australia, this commentary paper explores the available evidence that explains and describes the role that nursing lead...

It is a given that Africa is at present embroiled in leadership throes. This leadership dilemma casts a long shadow of disempowerment on the continent to develop politically as well as limits the continent to effectively co-create value and wealth. This is inextricably linked to the continent’s political leadership that is ad nauseam exclusive of the people. This is therefore a colossal impedim...

Digital technologies have created the potential for new forms of organizing among geographically dispersed individuals by connecting their ideas across the time and space in complex multiteam systems (MTSs). Realizing this potential requires novel forms of shared leadership structures to shepherd divergent and convergent thinking necessary to nurture innovation. While there is limited research ...

In this manuscript we attempt to shed light on the concept of virtuous leadership. We first attempt to identify the nature of virtuous leadership. Next, we specify two potential antecedents of virtuous vertical leadership. Specifically, we identify the personal characteristic of responsibility disposition as well as environmental cues as potential predictors of subsequent virtuous leadership. M...