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Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We examine an industry in which there are well-defined objectives, small teams, and exact measures of leaders' characteristics. We show that a strong predictor of...
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This paper is an attempt to understand the effects of leaders on organizational performance. We argue for an "expert leader" model of leadership. We differentiate between four kinds of leaders according to their level of inherent knowledge and industry experience. After controlling for...
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This paper is an attempt to understand the effects of leaders on organizational performance. We argue for an ‘expert leader' model of leadership. We differentiate between four kinds of leaders according to their level of inherent knowledge and industry experience. After controlling for...
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How much knowledge should leaders have of their organization's core business? This is an important question but not one that has been addressed in the management literature. In a new 'theory of expert leadership' (TEL), this paper blends conceptual work with recent empirical evidence. It...
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How much knowledge should leaders have of their organization's core business? This is an important question but not one that has been addressed in the management literature. In a new 'theory of expert leadership' (TEL), this paper blends conceptual work with recent empirical evidence. It...
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experts may impact on the productivity and wages of domestic firms. Using matched worker-firm data from Denmark and a … higher wages) and increase their exports of goods and services. -- foreign experts ; export ; immigrants ; productivity … difference-indifferences matching approach, we then find that firms that hire foreign experts - defined as employees eligible for …
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, which can ultimately impede the productivity of the team. To address this problem, we conduct a field experiment at a … managers, coupled with bonuses based on their leadership rank among all leaders. Our intervention increased worker productivity … by approximately 7%, while leaving team leaders' productivity unchanged, and was profitable for the firm. During the …
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Using 200 paired responses from managers/supervisors, and their subordinates working in three big organizations in Nigeria, this study validated the factor structure for servant leadership and combined the motivational and behavioral approaches in the servant leadership model to enhance the...
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