To distribute leadership or not? A lesson from the islands

There is a dearth of literature in the area of tourism leadership. This article identifies the theoretical aspects of distributed leadership which features collective responsibility and collective flexibility, and argues how it might be advantageous for tourism firms in general. A longitudinal qualitative case study is used to consider different forms of distributed leadership and their impact upon organisational outcomes. The analysis is presented in terms of the presence or absence of distributed leadership within the case organisation. Evidence is provided of where this style of leadership would support success, but also identifies why it has been so hard to recognise this and then maintain and support it over time. It is argued that it may prove advantageous for tourism firms to actively consider whether distributed leadership would potentially offer increased organisational performance.     

Top managers’ environmental values,leadership, and stakeholder engagement in promoting environmental sustainability in the restaurant industry

This study examines the role of top managers’ values and leadership in advancing environmental sustainability. It also investigates the effects of stakeholder engagement on restaurants’ environmental sustainability and assesses the impact of related practices on restaurant performance. A web-based survey was administered to collect data from top-level restaurant managers in the United States. The sample was selected from panels recruited by a research company specializing in panel surveys. Invitation emails were sent to 2500 managers and 240 responses were returned, 218 of which were retained for final analysis (response rate: 8.7%). Structural equation modeling was used for testing hypothetical relationships among key constructs in the proposed research model: environmental values, leadership, stakeholder engagement, environmental sustainability, and restaurant performance. Findings confirmed the significant role of top management values and leadership in advancing environmental commitment. The results also demonstrated the strong impact of stakeholder engagement on restaurants’ commitment to environmental sustainability. Finally, they indicated the positive influence of restaurants’ environmental sustainability performance on both financial and nonfinancial performance. The study presents a theoretical framework, integrating theories or models from extant literature, and contributes to an enhanced understanding of restaurants’ environmental sustainability. The findings suggest several practical implications for managers in the restaurant industry.     

Why leadership of public leadership research matters: and what to do about it

The tough-talking, take-charge, individualistic view of public leadership is alive and well throughout the world, despite the enthusiasm of leadership scholars for more shared, relational, and collectivist views. The times therefore seem especially appropriate for assessing the state of public leadership theory and research and charting a path forward to enhance understanding of the continued appeal of Great Person leadership and the promise of collective leadership. This essay considers the current public leadership context, highlights distinctive characteristics of public leadership, and provides an overview of recent public leadership research through a collective lens. We call for more attention to leadership theory from within public management and the broader leadership fields and to public value and public values in leadership theorizing and research. We suggest public leadership scholars roam more freely through the disciplines and experiment with a variety of methods beyond the traditional case study.     

教师和教学对学生创新和领导力的影响

本文简要讨论了21世纪商学院教育面临的挑战和可能的应对方法。我们认为，21世纪商学院的教育的核心是培养具有领导和创新能力的商业领导。商学院的人才培育和教学模式都应该围绕这个核心来设置。在人才培育过程中，我们可以从课程内容、课程管理和效果保障、师生互动、教学实效等方面来保障人才培育的质量。同时，我们还应该通过教学模式的创新来完成和提升教学目的。全球化的商科教育也应该更具国际视野和时效性，这意味着我们应该减少必修课、增加选修课，增加实践和行动教学，强化学生的创新能力和领导力的培养。     

信息多样化与创业团队绩效关系研究

21世纪是一个信息爆炸的时代，信息多样化对企业经营绩效至关重要。近年来，信息多样化对创业团队绩效的影响逐渐受到学术界的关注。结合国内外研究成果，基于共享领导视角，探讨了信息多样化对创业团队绩效的影响机理，构建了三者之间的研究模型，并对西安市高新区241家企业的358个创业团队的调查问卷进行了实证分析。研究发现，信息多样化对创业团队绩效具有正向影响，且中介分析表明，共享领导在其间起到了部分中介作用。     

工程需求与领导风格对工程创新的驱动作用:跨层次研究模型

工程创新的实现不仅依靠需求的引领,还需要发挥领导支持、个体努力、氛围营造、文化带动等作用。通过明晰创新概念、界定建设工程创新层次,从个体与组织层面探讨工程需求、领导风格对工程创新驱动作用的"黑箱"。基于文献分析方法对工程需求、工程文化、领导风格、创新行为变量关系提出研究假设,从而构建跨层次工程创新驱动机理概念模型。结果发现,工程需求具有引领作用,领导风格具有驱动作用但也可能起中介作用,工程文化具有调节作用。通过选取多个工程创新案例,针对研究假设和理论模型进行初步验证,指出研究的下一步工作以及可能存在的不足。     

以科学发展观为主导,加强纪检监察

科学发展观是马克思主义中国化的最新成果,是发展中国特色社会主义必须坚持和贯彻的重大战略思想,对于深入开展党风廉政建设具有重要指导作用。树立和落实科学发展观既是纪检监察工作的一个重大的理论课题,又是一项艰巨的现实任务。新时期的纪检监察工作应以科学发展观为主导,深刻理解科学发展观实质与内涵,开创新局面、拓展新视野。     

仆式领导的必然性研究

自上个世纪格林利夫提出"仆人式领导"概念以来,"仆人式领导"成为众多学者的研究对象,并在实践中得到广泛的应用。从历史和文化两个方面研究证明,领导理念在当代管理阶段经历了交易型领导和变革性领导以后,领导的关注焦点从组织转变为下属,必然会过渡到仆人领导理念阶段。这一变动趋势以及仆人领导理念对我们现时有很大的借鉴意义。     

On the edge: Perceptions and responses to life imbalance

How do experienced managers build and maintain life balance when confronted with day-to-day demands that complicate their lives and drive them further and further into the realm of life imbalance? Drawing from comprehensive interviews with members of managerial couples, we provide a keen view of the personal and elusive nature of managerial balance. Digging deeper, we uncover and describe the signals or cues of imbalance, and explore the fundamental steps taken to regain lost balance.     

用东方管理“三为”思想锤炼当代中国式领导

中国式领导是一个动态发展的过程，具有时代性即现实性特征。历史上各个盛世都充分体现出卓越中国式领导这一特征；文章通过构建“以人为本、以德为先、人为为人”的三维领导模型，从东方管理学的视角，认为当代中国式领导是以东方管理“以人为本、以德为先、人为为人”思想为指导核心的创新型中国式领导，新时期可通过这“三为”思想来锤炼卓越中国式领导。