TY - GEN
T1 - Perceived vs. Actual industry value of leadership programs
AU - Kashiwagi, Jacob
AU - Sullivan, Kenneth
AU - Badger, William W.
AU - Kashiwagi, Dean
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Public and Private industry has identified a lack of leadership as one of the largest impediments to increasing productivity. In response, a tremendous emphasis has been placed on leadership development. This is reflected in the overwhelming research emerging through academia, focusing on leadership theories, processes, and programs. However, many industry leadership/improvement programs that have stemmed from academia have not been successful implemented. It is proposed that there is a disconnection between the research development of the academic world and its application by industry. The Performance Based Studies Research Group surveyed 115 companies with recent experience in leadership or change programs. The results of the survey indicated that many attempted leadership/improvement programs were founded on assumptions contradictory to observed realities and were extremely difficult to implement. The surveyed companies revealed problems that must be overcome to implement leadership/improvement processes in an organization, and characteristics common to a program's success.
AB - Public and Private industry has identified a lack of leadership as one of the largest impediments to increasing productivity. In response, a tremendous emphasis has been placed on leadership development. This is reflected in the overwhelming research emerging through academia, focusing on leadership theories, processes, and programs. However, many industry leadership/improvement programs that have stemmed from academia have not been successful implemented. It is proposed that there is a disconnection between the research development of the academic world and its application by industry. The Performance Based Studies Research Group surveyed 115 companies with recent experience in leadership or change programs. The results of the survey indicated that many attempted leadership/improvement programs were founded on assumptions contradictory to observed realities and were extremely difficult to implement. The surveyed companies revealed problems that must be overcome to implement leadership/improvement processes in an organization, and characteristics common to a program's success.
KW - Leadership education
KW - Leadership principles
KW - Management
KW - System efficiency
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84860545315
SN - 9781842193570
T3 - Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, COBRA 2007
BT - Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, COBRA 2007
T2 - Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, COBRA 2007
Y2 - 6 September 2007 through 7 September 2007
ER -