theorists, consultants, academics, and management practitioners that espouse shareholder value as the singular purpose of …

The Godfather theory of management is a power and control model of leadership. Explains a process whereby leaders can … article is based on the Godfather series of motion pictures, the reality of the management style focuses on principles of … organizational behaviour. The author continually stresses that Godfather Management is transitional management and cannot sustain …

This paper explores meaning of leadership and management in the context of South Africa. It does this by clarifying the … way in which Ubuntu – traditional African leadership values – may impact an organisation. It explains how this tradition …‐based concept could be integrated into the organisation to enable the leadership to dismantle the past organisational culture …

groups will always occur in any organisation; so management′s task is to understand and use informal groups to achieve the … article then concentrates on leadership as a factor affecting group productivity. In this context, interactions between … leaders (formal and informal) and group members are considered. A model is presented of how management can use informal groups …

, and improving market position, top management in the society undertook an intensive training programme in leadership as a …, management by walkabout, peer/subordinate relations, leadership and culture, as well as the leader as communicator, delegator …. Research was carried out into customer needs, as well as both formal and informal staff surveys. Leadership was identified as …

out the very human qualities for which they are paying. Argues for greater emphasis on value management, with top people …

Observes that, as we move through the 1990s, a “competence‐based” view of strategic management is emerging and … developing and deploying an important leadership skill ‐ political strategy competence ‐ which would enable them to negotiate the …

Leadership decisions are among the most vexing issues that face an alliance partnership. Permanent leaders imply … alliance. Interim management offers a unique and superior, albeit not perfect, alternative. Interim leaders may be particularly …

leaders to view their organization as a country, and frames their primary management challenge as creating “organizational … leadership strategies are designed to create specific business results; their effectiveness will depend on the creation of a …