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EDITORIAL: Research and Teaching on Spirituality and Spiritual Leadership in Management

EDITORIAL: Research and Teaching on Spirituality and Spiritual Leadership in Management

Research and teaching in the field will help future managers and organization leaders cope with the stress and anxiety and sometimes rancor that organizations may be experiencing.

By Jerry Biberman, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Scranton
Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
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
UPDATE: Airline Industry Key Success Factors

UPDATE: Airline Industry Key Success Factors

Rivalry has continued to increase in the U.S. domestic airline industry, driving most U.S. airlines to reduce capacity in the last few years.

By Richard M. McCabe, PhD
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
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
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

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
Eight Key Attributes of Effective Leaders

Eight Key Attributes of Effective Leaders

Graziadio Dean Linda A. Livingstone compiles eight key attributes of effective leaders and words of advice from various speakers from the Dean’s Executive Leadership Series (DELS).

By Linda A. Livingstone, PhD
Editorials

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
Audio Interview with McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical President John Figueroa

Audio Interview with McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical President John Figueroa

An audio interview with John Figueroa, President of McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical, who sheds light on the healthcare industry and the keys to his success.

By Danielle L. Scott
Interviews
Domestic Partner Benefits in the United States

Domestic Partner Benefits in the United States

This article presents the general issues surrounding a U.S. employer’s decision to offer employee benefits to the domestic partners of current employees.

By James Schaefer, MBA
Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior
The Root Causes of Unethical Behavior

The Root Causes of Unethical Behavior

Insight into 45 psychological traps that increase the probability that individuals will behave unethically and solutions to how the avoid them.

By Robert Hoyk, PhD and Paul Hersey, MBA, EdD
Ethics
What Determines Which Businesses Win and Which Lose?

What Determines Which Businesses Win and Which Lose?

An interview with author Keith McFarland offers insight in business strategy and reveals why he is on the list of top business thinkers.

By Wayne L. Strom, PhD
Interviews, Strategy
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 Winner's Curse and Optimal Auction Bidding Strategies

The Winner’s Curse and Optimal Auction Bidding Strategies

Simulation, an analytical tool from the management science field, can be of tremendous value in generating empirical evidence about auctions when actual data does not exist.

By Warren J. Hahn, PE, PhD and Samuel L. Seaman, PhD
Decision Sciences, Strategy
Recognizing Organizational Culture in Managing Change

Recognizing Organizational Culture in Managing Change

The purpose of this article is to examine how organizational culture influences the likelihood of success for change strategies, and to provide tools for the reader to apply within his or her organization.

By Mark Mallinger, PhD, Don Goodwin, MBA and Tetsuya O’Hara, MBA
Organizational Behavior
Believe It: Complaints Are Gifts

Believe It: Complaints Are Gifts

Complaining customers give businesses a key opportunity to uncover problems and venture into new markets, as complaints are one of the least expensive market research tools around.

By Janelle Barlow, PhD
Marketing
Best Practices for Headcount Reporting

Best Practices for Headcount Reporting

This article explores why headcount reporting problems exist and will likely worsen, especially for multinational companies, unless improved workforce planning frameworks are implemented.

By Donald M. Atwater, PhD and Brad Jorgensen, Dprof
Operations Management
Where Do Older Workers Go?

Where Do Older Workers Go?

This article shows how employment options for older workers continue to evolve and public opinions of older workers and their employment options vary substantially by country.

By Donald M. Atwater, PhD and Daniela Pop
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
The Trybaby Syndrome

The Trybaby Syndrome

This article identifies the Trybaby Syndrome as a performance challenge and introduces a “Performance Influence-Importance Matrix” to help managers.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Management
Managing the Critical Role of the Warehouse Supervisor

Managing the Critical Role of the Warehouse Supervisor

This article describes the changing role of warehouse supervisors, their competencies, job requirements, and training needs, presenting five key takeaways.

By David McMahon, PhD, Jeffery Periatt, PhD, Jon Carr, PhD and Stephen A. LeMay, PhD
Operations Management
Developing a Barometer for Workplace Attitude (WPA)

Developing a Barometer for Workplace Attitude (WPA)

Through a case study, this article introduces an approach that measures workplace attitude without relying on the practitioner’s intuition or perception.

By Ray Valadez, EdD
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Employee Incentives

Employee Incentives

An overview of how to provide your employees (and yourself) financial benefits that will be significantly paid for as a deduction on your business tax return.

By Michael D. Kinsman, PhD, CPA and Robert Francisco, MBA
Operations Management
The Family-Owned Business

The Family-Owned Business

Guidance on how to deal with three common pitfalls of the family-owned business: lack of written agreements, ignoring fiduciary responsibilities, and not planning for the future.

By Michael J. Conway, JD and Stephen J. Baumgartner, MSc (Econ)
Management

Airline Industry Key Success Factors

This analysis examines the U.S. airline industry, an example of the use of key success factors in an industry which by many estimates is mature and consolidating.

By Richard M. McCabe, PhD
Strategy
Gen Y and Organizational Life

Gen Y and Organizational Life

A discussion of network groups hold in corporate settings and the potential impact that Generation Y managers may have regarding such groups.

By Teri C. Tompkins, PhD, Nancy C. Wallis, PhD and Kent Rhodes, EdD
Organizational Behavior
A Winning Tool to Manage Price: The Pricing Checklist

A Winning Tool to Manage Price: The Pricing Checklist

Companies that lack a pricing culture succumb to cost-based as well as reactive pricing methods in lieu of using more proactive and strategic approaches.

By Sean D. Jasso, MBA and Peter L. Louie, MBA, PhD
Strategy
The Positive Psychology Approach to Goal Management

The Positive Psychology Approach to Goal Management

Positive Psychology provides guidance to help leaders more effectively manage goals by focusing on such factors as personal values, persistence, and confidence.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Management
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
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
Resolving Intra-Organization Conflicts

Resolving Intra-Organization Conflicts

Mediation/arbitration techniques are increasingly being utilized by organizations to manage the challenges presented by intra-organizational disputes.

By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Leading and Managing Change

Leading and Managing Change

Professor Worley and a group of organization change practitioners and researchers to comment on often ignored principles in managing change.

By Christopher G. Worley, Ph.D. and Yvonne H. Vick, MSOD
Organizational Behavior
IT MATTERS: Or more correctly, use of IT matters...

IT MATTERS: Or more correctly, use of IT matters…

What matters about Information Technology (IT)? How does IT add value to a firm? Who should take responsibility for IT management?

By John G. Mooney, PhD
Editorials
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
Using Dashboard Based Business Intelligence Systems

Using Dashboard Based Business Intelligence Systems

User-friendly business intelligence systems help increase organizational participation as well as improve bottom line performance.

By Owen P. Hall, Jr., PE, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Facing Up to the Possibility of Deflation

Managers must prepare practical, relevant business plans and strategic initiatives to deal with falling prices in the U.S. economy if they occur.

By Donald M. Atwater, PhD
Economics
Editorial: Shock and Awe

Editorial: Shock and Awe

Little ones and executives have a lot in common: Both have short attention spans and some are given to temper tantrums.

By Charla Griffy-Brown, PhD
Editorials

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

Managing in an Era of Multiple Cultures

In today’s global economy, managers must be able to identify and work with the many types of cultures that exist simultaneously within an organization or a business network.

By Margaret E. Phillips, PhD and Sonja A. Sackmann, PhD
Global Business, Management

Encourage Your Employees to Play

Senior management support is a key factor in making simulations an effective learning tool.

By Jack C. Green, PhD
Human Resources, 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
Gender Impacts Virtual Work Teams

Gender Impacts Virtual Work Teams

Gender is among the characteristics associated with diversity and is known to influence team behaviors. Managers must be aware of potential challenges.

By Lindsley G. Boiney, PhD
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

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

Downsizing with Dignity

In downsizing, managers are urged to create a learning environment by working with their employees.

By Ann Feyerherm, PhD
Management

What Directors Need to Know

Directors must know what information is needed to govern effectively – and take responsibility for getting it.

By W. Bradley Zehner II, PhD
Management

Conversation with McDonald’s Mike Roberts

Mike Roberts, President of McDonald’s USA – West Division, discusses how to generate customer-driven ideas.

By Charles W. Fojtik, DBA
Interviews

Telecommuting… Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

Consider the pros and cons of the fast-growing phenomenon of telecommuting.

By Terri D. Egan, PhD and Nancy Kurland, PhD
Work-Life Balance

Boosting Country Club Memberships With Innovative Marketing and Pricing Concepts

A case study involving a private country club charged with increasing memberships to cover the cost of opening a second 18-hole golf course.

By Edward A. Merritt and Charles W. Fojtik, DBA
Marketing

AB Corporation Case Study

A case study using the lens of memos, news stories, and e-mail notes to allow readers to view events at AB, Inc., as a learning tool for the art and science of management.

By Wayne L. Strom, PhD and W. Scott Sherman, PhD
Management
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