Leaders are the engines for envisioning and creating innovative products and services inorganizations (Reeves-Ellington, 1998). However, some leaders still lack the ability to plan,measure, and implement innovative products and services. Innovation leaders are Rogers (1995)innovators, early...

Defining a strategy to prepare for the anticipated changes in our workforce demographics is becoming a significant concern for organizations and their stakeholders. This study explores the methods private companies are employing to plan for the replacement of highly skilled in employees in...

The purpose of the study was to construct and test the psychometric properties of the Nurse Manager Competency Inventory (NMCI), a self-assessment tool for measuring the job competencies linked to performance and staff retention of first-line nurse managers employed in the hospital setting. The...