Leadership Prescription Paradigms

By Ernest L. Stech, Arizona State University and Principal, Chief Mountain Consulting

Review of the major kinds of leadership prescriptions results in the identification of three paradigms: the empirical, the biographical, and the ideological. Developing, training, or instructing potential leaders requires an understanding of good or effective leadership through these lenses.

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Gandhi and Sen: Visions of Leadership for India

By Amy Berg, Claremont McKenna College, '08

India is becoming critically important in world affairs. The way Indian leaders direct their country will play a key role in the way the country develops. For guidance, leaders can look to two Indian thinkers, Mohandas Gandhi and Amartya Sen. While in Gandhi's vision freedom and economic development are in many ways opposed, in Sen's vision they help each other along.

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An Interview with Malcolm Forest

By Ilan Wurman, Claremont McKenna College '10 and LR Staff

In today's age of environmental uncertainty, Malcolm Forest has used the breadth and depth of his knowledge and experiences to found and lead the Brazilian Forests Project through his non-governmental organization AMAR, the City of São Paulo Green Belt Biosphere Reserve Neighbors and Friends Association.

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Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Response to Environmental Transformation

Original publication by David W. Conklin
In Journal of World Business

Synopsis by Michael Shambon, Claremont McKenna College, '09

Conklin contends that mergers and acquisitions performed by multinationals can save smaller national corporations while contributing to the financial growth of both companies. He cites experiences in the North American context.

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