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Author Kirimi, David

Title Transformational corporate leadership
Published Luton : Andrews UK, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (387 pages)
Contents Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Introduction; About The Authors; Dedication; Preface; A Big Thank You!; Part 1; Chapter 1; The History of A Corporation; Passive Devices That Hold Property; Structures That Exert Monopoly Control And Regulate A Domain Of Specialized Knowledge And Skill; A Set Of Means Specially Designed To Pool Capital And Resources Including Human Resources; Providing A Legal Shield To Limit Owner And Operator Liability; Organizational Structure That Subordinate And Synthesize The Actions Of Human Agents; Modern Corporations
Strategic LeadershipEssentials Of Strategic Leadership; What Makes Strategic Leadership Different?; Exercise Of Effective Strategic Leadership; The Concepts Of Strategic, Visionary, And Managerial Leadership; Visionary Leader; Strategic Leader; Making Strategy A Learning Process In Your Organization; Anatomy Of A Strategic Leader; Improving Your Organization's Leadership Strategy; Strategic Thinking; Strategic Thinking Insights; Developing Strategic Thinking; Strategic Thinking Competencies; Strategic Acting; How Strategic Acting Relates To Thinking And Influencing; Strategic Influence
Outcomes Of Strategic InfluenceComponents Of Strategic Influence; Strategic Leadership Teams (SLTs); Creating An Slt At The Top; SLT Strategic Acting; Four Critical Competencies; References And Bibliography; Chapter 4; Visioning; The Power Of Visioning; Identifying The Transformation Initiatives; References And Bibliography; Chapter 5; Ethical Leadership; Submissive Model; Purist Model; Accommodating Purist Model; Ethos- Rules Based Or Led By Principles?; Why Corporate Leaders Act Unethically; Developing A Society That Is Ethical; Model For Establishing An Ethically Responsive Society
Stage 1Stage 2; Stage 3; Stage 4; References And Bibliography; Part 3; Fundamental Areas Of Transformation; Model For Transforming A Corporation; References And Bibliography; Chapter 6; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Corporate Governance Principles And Practices; Types Of Boards; Legal Requirements For Boards Of Directors; Boards Of Directors' Responsibilities; Recruitment Of Board Members; Training And Retention; Energizing Existing Boards; Case Illustration: Success Through Effective Leadership -- Kenyatta University; References And Bibliography; Chapter 7
Summary The future of any or any organization is so much dependent upon the quality of its leadership. In today's complex and dynamic world. Share holders and stakeholders in any organization are looking for leaders who will transform organizations for the common good. This book shares the essence of what it takes to transform any organization successfully and provides examples of transformation in organizations from Kenya. The authors have focused on the various areas that the leadership of an orga ..
Bibliography References And BibliographyChapter 2; Definitions Of Transformational Leadership; The History Of Transformational Leadership; Transformational Versus Transactional Leadership; The Transactional Leader: ; The Transformational Leader:; Three Fundamental Goals Of Transformational Leadership; Why Transformational Leadership Is Important For Organizational Functioning; Transformational Leaders:; Transformational Leadership: Born or Bred?; Limitations Of Transformational Leadership; References And Bibliography; Foundations Of Transformational Corporate Leadership; Part 2; Chapter 3
Notes Institutional Culture And Brand Image
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Subject Leadership.
Chief executive officers.
Leadership
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
Chief executive officers
Leadership
Form Electronic book
Author Barine, Minja
ISBN 9781937455064
1937455068
9781937455057
193745505X