Browsing by Author "Kakabadse, Andrew P."

Browsing by Author "Kakabadse, Andrew P."

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  • Leadership and the art of discretion 
    Kakabadse, Nada K.; Kakabadse, Andrew P. (Blackwell Publishing, 2005)
    Contemporary leaders exercise discretion in context. Nada Kakabadse and Andrew Kakabadse contextualise
  • Legacy of leaders 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P. (2012-04-01)
  • Management development and executive performance 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P. (1987)
  • Mapping the transitional experience of switching leadership roles 
    Sheard, A. G.; Kakabadse, Andrew P. (Emerald, 2006)
    This study proposes that executives need to be prepared to switch roles and membership of groups in order to fulfil their leadership responsibilities effectively.
  • The Nature of Strategic Group Conversations: Orientations, Functions and Intertextuality in a Single Case Setting 
    Moore, S. (1997-12)
    This thesis sets out to develop and apply a framework for the analysis of strategic group conversations. Through an exploration of existing research and literature in the areas of conversation and strategy, four key ...
  • The Pivitol Role of Perceived Discretion in Top Teams Setting a Research Agenda. 
    Galavan, Robert; Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Korac-Kakabadse, Nada (2003-09)
    The strategic leadership research stream characterisd by the predominantly instrumental upper-echelon research stream has provided extensive support for the strategic choice school of thought. In recent years it has been ...
  • A replicated study of communication networks, job retention and labour turnover in two British hotels 
    McEwan, T. (Cranfield University, 1988)
    Human communication is examined from several standpoints and an 'Exchange' perspective is preferred because its of greater explanatory power in reconciling Communication and Organisational theory, when the latter is ...
  • Role and contribution of the non-executive director : implications for corporate social responsibility in the boardroom 
    Barratt, Ruth (Cranfield University, 2005-06)
    This research examines the role and contribution of the Non Executive Director (NED) within the corporate board. The literature identifies the NED as a boundary spanner. Boundary spanners are believed to be essential to ...
  • Role as a mechanism for rotating leadership in a group 
    Sheard, A. G.; Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Kakabadse, Nada K. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2009-06-30)
    Purpose - This study seeks to propose that executives need to be prepared to adopt roles as a mechanism for rotating leadership if those groups of which they are a part are to perform to their full potential. ...
  • A role-based perspective on leadership as a network of relationships 
    Sheard, A. G.; Kakabadse, Andrew P. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007)
    The research described in this article seeks to address the question of the extent to which a role-based perspective can provide insight into the distributed and networked form of leadership.
  • Self- or rule-based governance: Analysis of choice-making behaviour 
    Mostovicz, E. Issac; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Kakabadse, Andrew P. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010-08-31)
    Purpose - This study seeks to propose self-governance in organisations based on choice-making behaviour. Design/methodology/approach - The paper examines selected literature on the behaviour of choice, moving from the ...
  • Servant leadership in the People's Republic of China: a case study of the public sector 
    Han, Y.; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Kakabadse, Andrew P. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010-03-31)
    Purpose - This paper seeks to explore whether the Western concept of servant leadership holds the same meaning in the public sector of the cross-cultural context of China and to identify whether there is an alternative ...
  • A study of the role, contribution and performance of Australian directors 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Pumphrey, David; Myers, Andrew (Cranfield University School of Management, 2008-04)
    There is general consensus that Chairmen are trustworthy individuals of integrity. The openness and mutual respect in their relationships with CEOs and MDs is ranked highly by all Board members and their commitment to ...
  • A study of the role, contribution and performance of UK board directors 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Myers, Andrew (Cranfield University School of Management, 2008-04)
    The quality, integrity, skill and wisdom of UK Board Chairmen is seen to be unimpeachable. However, a comprehensive survey of all FTSE 350 Directors raises question marks over the effectiveness of their contributions to ...
  • A survey of Russian organisations 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Myers, Andrew (Cranfield University School of Management, 2009-09)
    Fifty members from the Russian Managers Association completed a survey that explored views on Chairman of the Board and other aspects of Board performance. Although the number responding is small, the findings present ...
  • A survey of Scottish public service organisations 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Myers, Andrew; Kakabadse, Nada K. (Cranfield University School of Management, 2007-05)
    Around 280 Scottish public service organisations were contacted to take part in the survey into Chairman. Members from public services bodies such as the National Health Service, Higher Education establishments, and ...
  • A survey of South African directors 
    Horwitz, Frank Martin; Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Myers, Andrew (2009-10-01)
    As part of an international comparative study conducted by Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom, Board members from the Institute of Directors in Johannesburg and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) data ...
  • Three temptations of leaders 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P.; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Lee-Davies, Linda (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007)
    Despite the challenge of precisely defining the nature of temptation, this paper seeks to collect contrasting perspectives of this less attractive side of leadership and sets out to find a cure, or rather prevention, for ...
  • Top Team Leadership in Local Government 
    Huish, Jonathan V. (Cranfield University, 2008)
    This chapter seeks to provide an overview of the entire Doctor in Business Administration. The structure of the DBA involves three individual study elements, named Projects 1, 2 and 3. This present Chapter acts as a ...
  • Transforming Government - Nine Critical Steps 
    Kakabadse, Andrew P. (2012-03-26)