positions. Second, it aims to give advice to individual women leaders and to organizations how to go about removing such … obstacles. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews current research on gender differences in leadership, career … progression of women, gender diversity in organizations, and leadership development methods such as 360° evaluations. It also …

examine the specific competences of management in social enterprises, by constructing a competence model, the emblematic tool … authors hypothesise that certain competences required of managers in social enterprises are specific, regarding the particular … validation of the competence model. Findings – Seven main competences specific to the context of social enterprises emerge, each …

writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Leadership is undergoing a seismic … and long overdue shift. In many companies, there is a chronic leadership gap: teams are being overmanaged and underled. To … progress, leadership styles need to be updated; this means, we must be willing to change and become an avid learner of …

leaders in a large Italian company and in Italian cooperatives. Design/methodology/approach – The approach takes the form of … analysis competencies coded from 51 interviews and 53,360 assessments of managers and leaders comparing more and less effective … managers and leaders. Findings – Emotional, social and cognitive intelligence competencies predict effectiveness in management …

the importance of co‐ordination in the team‐leadership role. Report of research findings to indicate the benefits of … effective groups. A case study to demonstrate how delegation is the key skill for leaders to build effective relationships with …

practitioners develop better theoretical frameworks. Specifically, it is proposed that the link between HR and strategy depends on … the type of strategy pursued by the organization; organizational culture influences the status of HR and its integration … strategy; HR strategy or lack of it affects the HR function’s vertical and horizontal fits; these factors all influence the …

strategy is growing. Leads into an explanation of the rationale for a strategic approach to competency assessment. Examines the …