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Moral Identity and the Leader’s Response

Moral Identity and the Leader’s Response

The focus of this article is on the importance of leaders understanding their own moral identities and using that knowledge to increase followers’ commitment to their organizations.

By Cam Caldwell, PhD
Ethics, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Strategic Principles in a Troubled World

Strategic Principles in a Troubled World

The global COVID-19 pandemic has created the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Despite the challenges of today’s unprecedented times, there are, nonetheless, strategic principles that merit thoughtful consideration in solving today’s unprecedented problems.

By Cam Caldwell, PhD
Leadership, Management, Strategy
Love: The Heart of Leadership

Love: The Heart of Leadership

Both transformational and transformative leadership address the moral obligation of leaders to be totally committed to followers’ best interests—a commitment which is the very essence of genuine love.

By Verl Anderson, PhD, Cam Caldwell, PhD and Blair Barfuss, MHR
Ethics, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
How Entrepreneurs Create High-Hope Environments

How Entrepreneurs Create High-Hope Environments

Entrepreneurs are valuable assets to society. The competitive climate in which they operate is inherently challenging, and they must continually seek new and unique methods to help them successfully compete.

By Charlotte Law, MSOD and Miriam Y. Lacey, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Human Resources, Leadership, Management
W.A.I.T. - A Guide for Leaders

W.A.I.T. – A Guide for Leaders

Being a “Best for the World Leader,” it is implied that the world, and the people in it, are better off because of our offer or delivery.

By Max Ellzey, EdD
Leadership, Management, Uncategorized
Leadership in a Smart Machine Age

Leadership in a Smart Machine Age

Critics point to significant limitations including the magnification of our cognitive biases in the algorithms that run our smart machines.

By Terri D. Egan, PhD and Julie A. Chesley, PhD
Human Resources, Information Management/Technology (IT), Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Ecologically Conscious Leadership

Ecologically Conscious Leadership

Spiritual convictions may help business leaders to develop ecological consciousness required for achieving sustainability in business functioning.

By Laszlo Zsolnai, Professor and Director, Corvinus University of Budapest
Ethics, Global Business, Leadership, Management, Sustainability
Leadership “Jesus Style”

Leadership “Jesus Style”

Jesus of Nazareth manifests character traits in His speech and actions that transcend time and culture and offer insights into leadership practices and priorities worth serious consideration.

By Rick R. Marrs, PhD, Provost, Pepperdine University
Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Does Spirituality Make a Difference in Leadership?

Does Spirituality Make a Difference in Leadership?

This article examines the topic of spirituality and leadership using the example of the Apostle Paul as an exemplary leader for contemporary times.

By Bernice Ledbetter, EdD, Robert J. Banks, PhD and David C. Greenhalgh, EdD
Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Bringing the Human Spirit to Business Leadership

Bringing the Human Spirit to Business Leadership

Major shifts are required in leadership awareness and in how organizations are run and managed in order to solve the complex issues facing today’s business.

By Soren Eilertsen, PhD
Economics, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
The Business Case for Succession Management Capabilities

The Business Case for Succession Management Capabilities

Growing research indicates many healthcare organizations are reaping the benefits of proactively investing in the development of succession management capabilities.

By Kevin Groves, PhD
Leadership, Management
Trends in Leadership and Leadership Development

Trends in Leadership and Leadership Development

Leadership development is being transformed by trends that represent both ongoing evolution of market defined needs and the creativity of responses to them.

By Joel Goldberg, PhD
Leadership, Management
EDITORIAL: Are We Closing the Gender Gap in Business Schools?

EDITORIAL: Are We Closing the Gender Gap in Business Schools?

This gender gap matters because the pipeline to the top boardrooms, where women are under-represented, begins in business schools where men are over-represented.

By Michael Olabisi, PhD
Editorials, Global Business
“Live Your Life in Crescendo”

“Live Your Life in Crescendo”

10 moral insights Stephen Covey offered a business world that epitomized his insights and recognized him as one of America’s most highly regarded management consultants.

By Zuhair Hasan and Cam Caldwell, PhD
Ethics, Leadership, Management, Work-Life Balance
Arrow Electronics: Surviving and Thriving After Tragedy

Arrow Electronics: Surviving and Thriving After Tragedy

John C. Waddell shepherded Arrow Electronics through a major crisis after the tragic loss of the company’s top executives…lessons in leadership, strategy, and HR.

By Robert J. Grossman, JD, LLM
Economics, Leadership, Management, Operations Management, Strategy
A Values Approach to Advancing Women in Leadership

A Values Approach to Advancing Women in Leadership

Women make up half the workforce in nearly every country, still, labor shortages call for increased participation of women workers at all levels of the organization.

By Bernice Ledbetter, EdD
Economics, Global Business, Leadership, Management
High Performance Work Systems

High Performance Work Systems

While foolish for companies to spend money unwisely in managing human capital, growing research confirms that “high performance work systems” are worth the investment.

By Cam Caldwell, PhD and Larry Floyd
Economics, Human Resources, Information Management/Technology (IT), Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
6 Insights for Transformative Leaders

6 Insights for Transformative Leaders

Jeffrey Pfeffer who noted that most organizations are victims of ineffective leaders who fail to research or apply correct management principles.

By Cam Caldwell, PhD
Leadership, Management
Forging Ethics-Based Business Partners

Forging Ethics-Based Business Partners

The ability to be trustworthy and credible is critical for business practitioners and educators to strengthen the competitiveness of businesses and improve its image.

By Cam Caldwell, PhD
Ethics, Leadership, Management
LESSONS LEARNED: Creating Values That Work

LESSONS LEARNED: Creating Values That Work

Defining values and associated behaviors provide both a focus and the glue that binds leadership behavior and managerial culture.

By Marianne Tracy, MSOD
Ethics, Leadership, Management, Work-Life Balance
Bridging the Complexity Gap:

Bridging the Complexity Gap:

Globalization, information technology, economic and political instability, and climate change create a level of interdependence requiring a new kind of leadership.

By Suzanne Lahl, MSOD and Terri D. Egan, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Uncategorized
Implementing Intrapreneurship:

Implementing Intrapreneurship:

A myriad of positive organizational effects, including strategic renewal, business revitalization, and new venture creation, have been attributed to intrapreneurship. If appropriately implemented, it is possible for intrepreneurship to help organizations gain a sustainable competitive advantage.

By Jhony Choon Yeong Ng, DBA
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy

VIDEO: Leadership, Innovation and Disruption

Professor Charla Griffy-Brown interviews Ed White, Owner, de Novo Consulting, about leadership and innovation in today’s environment. De Novo Consulting specializes in strategic planning, facilitation, and leadership coaching.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Leadership, Management
CEO Performance of 100 of Southern California's Largest Companies

CEO Performance of 100 of Southern California’s Largest Companies

SCCO International in association with Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and the Graziadio Business Review presents the 2nd annual report of CEO Performance of 100 of Southern California’s Largest Companies.

By Patrick Furtaw, Steve Chopp and John K. Paglia, PhD
Accounting / Finance / Investing, Economics, Leadership, Management, Strategy
UPDATE: Management Skills for the 21st Century

UPDATE: Management Skills for the 21st Century

Fourteen years later, what have we learned about leadership? Have the predictions held true regarding management skills necessary for effective enterprise?

By Mark Mallinger, PhD
Management
Dean's Executive Leadership Series

Dean’s Executive Leadership Series

DELS hosts a variety of leading executives from a broad range of organizations.

By Dean's Executive Leadership Series
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Interviews, Leadership, Management, Uncategorized
Leveraging Action Learning as a Talent Management Strategy during Economic Uncertainty

Leveraging Action Learning as a Talent Management Strategy during Economic Uncertainty

The current economic landscape affords the opportunity to develop leadership talent against a backdrop of genuine challenge and tangible uncertainty.

By Jerald L. Monson, MBA and Kevin S. Groves, PhD
Leadership
"Spiritual Capital and Virtuous Business Leadership" with Yale's Ted Malloch

“Spiritual Capital and Virtuous Business Leadership” with Yale’s Ted Malloch

In this video, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, PhD, speaks with Samuel L. Seaman, PhD, on the subject of spiritual capital and virtuous business leadership.

By Samuel L. Seaman, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Ethics
The Book Corner

The Book Corner

The Book Corner offers reviews by Graziadio School faculty on a variety of books on business topics.

By Graziadio Business Review
Decision Sciences, Leadership, Marketing, Uncategorized
Great Leaders are Great Decision-Makers

Great Leaders are Great Decision-Makers

Great leaders understand how to balance emotion with reason and make decisions that positively impact themselves, their employees, their customers and stakeholders, and their organizations.

By Larina Kase, PsyD, MBA
Leadership
The Book Corner

The Book Corner

The Book Corner offers reviews by Graziadio School faculty on a variety of books on business topics.

By Graziadio Business Review
Uncategorized
The Book Corner

The Book Corner

The Book Corner offers reviews by Graziadio School faculty on a variety of books on business topics.

By Graziadio Business Review
Uncategorized

An Interview with Clean Tech Start-up Advisor Susanna Kass

Clean Tech expert Susanna Kass discusses sustainability, Pepperdine’s new SEER program, and the simultaneous challenges and opportunities that exist in caring for the environment.

By Rhiannon Bailard, JD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Ethics, Sustainability

Servanthood Leadership

Corporate Development Executive David M. Bowman draws on his more than 30 years in the aerospace and defense industry to discuss his definition of leadership, “connecting people to their future.”

By Charles A. Morrissey, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Leadership
Strategies for Leading through Times of Change

Strategies for Leading through Times of Change

Leading change is difficult. This article is for anyone who struggles with introducing a new idea into an organization.

By Mary Lynn Manns, PhD and Linda Rising, PhD
Management, Organizational Behavior
Six Steps for Confronting the Emerging Leadership Succession Crisis

Six Steps for Confronting the Emerging Leadership Succession Crisis

Battle a leadership-succession crisis with comprehensive talent-management systems to identify and develop high-potential leaders early in their careers.

By Kevin S. Groves, PhD
Leadership

Interview with Robert Eckert, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Mattel, Incorporated

Robert Eckert, Chairman and CEO of Mattel, discusses his role at the helm of the worldwide leader in toy design, manufacturing, and marketing.

By David M. Smith, PhD
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Interviews

How to Communicate Change to Employees

McKenzie answers questions about keeping employees motivated through periods of change and instability.

By Danielle L. Scott
Interviews

Video Interview on Corporate Social Responsibility with Golden State Foods

Bill Sanderson and Chuck Browne, senior administrators at Golden State Foods, answer questions on creating a values-driven company and corporate social responsibility.

By Rick Hesse, DSc
ARCHIVE - VIDEO LIBRARY, Ethics, Sustainability
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Workplace

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Workplace

This article provides an understanding of how ADHD influences an individual within the work environment.

By Bill Carnes, DM and Madison Holloway, PhD
Management
The Successful Expatriate Leader in China

The Successful Expatriate Leader in China

The cultural dimensions of leadership—power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity—are important for the U.S. businessperson to recognize and apply while operating in China.

By Matthew Earnhardt
Global Business
Discovering Leadership Potential

Discovering Leadership Potential

Firms need to develop “Authentic Visionary Leaders” by using the Leadership Style Inventory (LSI) and matching the results with specific job requirements.

By Richard Mann, PhD, V. Seshan, PhD and Connie James, PhD
Leadership

Discovering Leadership Potential – Survey

An instrument to gauge your Leadership Style Inventory.

By Richard Mann, PhD, V. Seshan, PhD and Connie James, PhD
Leadership

Discovering Leadership Potential – Evaluation Guidelines

Guidelines for evaluating whether you are a “commander,” “logical,” “imaginative,” or a “supportive” leader.

By Richard Mann, PhD, V. Seshan, PhD and Connie James, PhD
Leadership
Corporate Governance, SOX, and the Business Judgment Rule

Corporate Governance, SOX, and the Business Judgment Rule

Insights into leadership from John Rehfeld, CEO coach and the author of “Alchemy of a Leader.”

By Danielle L. Scott
Accounting / Finance / Investing, Interviews

Performance-Happiness Self-Assessment Survey

An informal self-assessment intended to help you look at some of the ways to improve performance and attain happiness at work.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Uncategorized
The Employers' Legal Obligations to Employees in the Military

The Employers’ Legal Obligations to Employees in the Military

An overview of employer legal obligations when an employee is called to active military duty or is a member of the United States National Guard or Reserves.

By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD and Charles P. Leo, PhD
Business Law
Strategic Leadership - Part Two

Strategic Leadership – Part Two

An overview of lessons in strategic leadership from a recent study of five benchmark organizations:Caterpillar, Cisco Systems, PepsiCo, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Washington Group International.

By Dr. Robert M. Fulmer
Leadership
Strategic Leadership

Strategic Leadership

Today, business and governmental organizations face something of a “perfect storm” of problems that have profound implications for current and future leaders.

By Dr. Robert M. Fulmer and Jared L. Bleak, PhD
Leadership
Wings of the Great Northwest

Wings of the Great Northwest

Jeff Pinneo has nearly 30 years of airline industry experience, more than 25 of those years with Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines.

By Wayne L. Strom, PhD
Interviews
Gratitude at Work

Gratitude at Work

Gratitude is not just a “feel good” emotion when it comes to organizational life. It can benefit an organization in many ways.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Organizational Behavior
Business Survival Skills

Business Survival Skills

Businesses should have a preparedness process including assessing potential risks, developing survival mechanisms, and responding quickly to a given disaster.

By David M. Smith, PhD and Jaime Michaelson, MBA
Strategy
Editor's Note

Editor’s Note

How do you get assertive leaders to cooperate in a group dynamic rather than compete?

By Nancy Ellen Dodd, MPW, MFA
Editorials
The Leader's Role in Strategy

The Leader’s Role in Strategy

This article specifically examines what the business leader does in the five major phases of the strategy-making/strategy-executing process.

By James N. Fuller, MBA and Jack C. Green, PhD
Leadership
Conversation with author and leadership scholar  James M. Kouzes

Conversation with author and leadership scholar James M. Kouzes

James Kouzes, a highly regarded leadership scholar and an experienced executive discusses the nuances of the leadership.

By Ariff Kachra, PhD
Interviews
Conversation with Gemstar-TV Guide International's Jeff Shell

Conversation with Gemstar-TV Guide International’s Jeff Shell

Jeff Shell, former CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., discusses leadership in the digital age.

By Mark Mallinger, PhD
Interviews
Conversation with Sempra Energy's Stephen Baum

Conversation with Sempra Energy’s Stephen Baum

Stephen L. Baum discusses how managers can contain rising energy costs, the options for energy sources in the near future, and California’s energy crisis.

By Nancy Ellen Dodd, MPW, MFA
Interviews
Conversation with Rite Aid's Robert Miller

Conversation with Rite Aid’s Robert Miller

Professor John Paglia talks with Robert Miller about his career in retail, and in particular about the Rite Aid turnaround situation.

By John K. Paglia, PhD
Interviews

From Michelangelo to the Modern Boardroom

All great and influential artists. exhibit vision, courage, and creativity—this article analyzes their applicability to the subject of leadership in general.

By Sean D. Jasso, MBA and Goran Dragolovic, MBA
Leadership, Strategy
Editorial: Don't Panic!

Editorial: Don’t Panic!

Doing the right thing in the midst of ethical turbulence can help develop the ability to cope in other kinds of rough times as well.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Editorials

Why Good Leaders Do Bad Things

In making ethical decisions, let virtuous values guide your judgments and beware of the mental games that can undermine ethical decision making.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Ethics
Conversation with AT&T's Betsy Bernard

Conversation with AT&T’s Betsy Bernard

An interview with Betsy Bernard, former president of AT&T and member of AT&T’s Office of the Chairman, the company’s governing executive panel.

By Linda A. Livingstone, PhD
Interviews

Dialogue With Four Executives

Participants of the Graziadio School’s Fourth Annual Executive Learning Forum discuss “The Challenge of Developing Ethical Leaders.”

By Dr. Robert M. Fulmer
Interviews
Conversation with Galpin Ford's Bert Boeckmann

Conversation with Galpin Ford’s Bert Boeckmann

Professor Linnea McCord interviews car dealership mogul Boeckmann about ethics in business and “the power of trust.”

By Linnea B. McCord, JD, MBA
Interviews

Use Emotional Intelligence to Cope in Tough Times

Managers who use emotional intelligence can ameliorate job insecurity and help to reframe the situation so that it positively impacts employee performance.

By Mark Mallinger, PhD and Jeff Banks, PhD
Organizational Behavior
Managerial Leadership at Twelve O'Clock

Managerial Leadership at Twelve O’Clock

The Linkage Research Model can mean the difference between floundering and knowing how to drive business results.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Leadership

Putting Spirituality to Work

A leader’s life purpose needs to be aligned with a personally meaningful set of virtuous character qualities that serve as anchors in challenging times.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Leadership
Conversation with Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics' Michael Josephson

Conversation with Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics’ Michael Josephson

An interview with Michael Josephson is one of the nation’s most sought-after ethicists and Linnea McCord, Associate Professor of Business Law at the Graziadio School.

By Linnea B. McCord, JD, MBA
Interviews

The Fine Art of Delegation

Tips for delegating tasks and keeping them delegated including ways to prepare yourself and your subordinates.

By Richard C. Rierdan, PhD
Management
Trust as a Competitive Advantage

Trust as a Competitive Advantage

Family businesses, the most common type of business form world-wide, share characteristics and working styles that can provide strategic advantages.

By Otis W. Baskin, PhD
Strategy

What’s the Problem?

Proximal objectives can help managers clarify complex business problems.

By Stewart Fliege, PhD
Management
Conversation with WATTSHealth Systems' Dr. Clyde Oden, Jr.

Conversation with WATTSHealth Systems’ Dr. Clyde Oden, Jr.

Dr. Clyde Oden reflects on his remarkable personal journey in a conversation with Professor John Richardson about integrating career, faith, and values.

By John E. Richardson, DMin, MBA
Interviews
Conversation with Boyd Clarke of tompeters!

Conversation with Boyd Clarke of tompeters!

Boyd Clarke, CEO of the tompeters!company, discusses the nature of leadership and the future of organization development.

By Christopher G. Worley, Ph.D.
Interviews
Conversation with Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Company's Wayne "Buz" Knyal

Conversation with Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Company’s Wayne “Buz” Knyal

“Buz” Knyal, President and CEO of Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Company, discusses entrepreneurship, leadership, ethics, and education.

By Steven R. Ferraro, CFA, PhD and Darrol J. Stanley, DBA
Interviews

Management Skills for the 21st Century

A group exercise reveals that the effective 21st century manager is likely to be a transformational leader.

By Mark Mallinger, PhD
Management
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