Executive leadership : building world class organizations / / Joseph A. Olmstead

• Autore: Olmstead Joseph A. <1921-, >
• Pubblicazione: Houston, Tex. : , : Cashman Dudley, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4092
• Soggetto topico: Leadership; Executives
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-295) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Executive Leadership; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part One: The Executive as Leader; Chapter 1. Requirements for Leadership; Leadership in Organizations; Executive Leadership; Chapter 2. The Nature of Leadership; Skills of Leadership; Implications; Chapter 3. Leadership at Senior Levels; Leadership Roles of Senior Executives; Implications; Part Two: Executives and Their Organizations; Chapter 4. The Effective Organization; Organizational Effectiveness; The Anatomy of Organization; The Leader's Dilemma; Necessary Organizational Conditions ; Developing an Effective OrganizationImplications; Chapter 5. The Work Context; Components of the Work Context; The Effects of the Work Context; Implications; Part Three: Processes of Executive Influence; Chapter 6. Goals and Goal Setting; Essential Processes; Functions of Goals; Effective Goals; Goal Displacement; Purposes; Implications; Chapter 7. Power and Authority; Power; Authority; Problems with Authority; Implications; Chapter 8. Control and Constraints; Constraints as Climate; Functions of Constraints; Forms of Constraints; Use of Constraints; Implications; Chapter 9. Communication ; Communication in OrganizationsBarriers to Effective Communication; Generating Effective Communication; Implications; Part Four: Executives and Their Subordinates; Chapter 10. Leading Subordinates; Superiors and Subordinates; The Leadership Climate; Leading Problem-Solving Groups; Implications; Chapter 11. Directing Subordinates; Maintaining Subordinates' Motivation; Providing Direction; Getting Results; Implications; Part Five: Conclusion; Chapter 12. The Effective Leader; Executive Effectiveness; The Leadership Role; The Skills of Leadership; Implications ; Chapter 13. Functionally Competent OrganizationsOrganizational Attributes; Components of Organizational Competence; Indicators of Quality; Improving Organizational Competence; Requirements for Leadership; An Organizational Competence Model; Implications; References; Appendix; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a genuine understanding of practical leadership based upon years of research and development. It identifies the essential components of leadership, and supplies guidelines for developing and implementing those skills. Clear, straightforward explanations and examples direct executives on how to establish objectives, delegate authority, direct subordinates, and motivate the team. Executive Leadership supplies a comprehensive analysis of effective leadership at senior levels and presents a model for establishing an efficient and productive workpl
• Titolo autorizzato: Executive leadership
• ISBN: 1-136-40437-6; 1-136-40438-4; 1-282-38076-1; 9786612380761; 0-08-057383-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996208059003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno