Relationships among Transformational, Transactional, and Moral-Based Leadership: Results From Two Empirical Studies

By Jens Rowold, University of Muenster, Germany

A new instrument for the assessment of moral-based leadership is developed and first results of its psychometric properties are reported.

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Toward a Conceptual Model of Contextual Intelligence: A Transferable Leadership Construct

By Matthew Kutz, Texas State University

Growing global diversity and constant pressure to innovate require executives and leaders to recognize, respond, and adapt to quickly changing contexts.

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An Interview with Ronald Heifetz

By Brianna Riggio, Claremont McKenna College, '10

Within moments of meeting renowned leadership professor Ronald A. Heifetz, Co-Founder of the Center for Public Leadership and King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University, it was clear that this would be a most intriguing interview.

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Entrepreneurship Capital and Economic Performance

Original publication by David Audretsch and Max Keilbach
In Regional Studies

Synopsis by Michael Shambon, Claremont McKenna College, '09

Audretsch and Keilbach add another important element in measuring an economy's growth; the innovative energy embodied in each society's entrepreneurship capital.

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Creativity: A Key Link to Entrepreneurial Behavior

Original publication by Stephen Ko and John E. Butler
In Business Horizons

Synopsis by Spencer Kline, Claremont McKenna College, '11

Creativity lays at the heart of entrepreneurial activity and the creation of new business. How can senior managers create an environment conducive to creativity?

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In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended On It

Original Book Published by Thomas A. Kolditz
JohnWiley, 2007

Annotated Summary by Francis Lethem, Duke University

Is leading in a "life or death" situation different from managing in more routine circumstances? Kolditz answers "yes"

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