Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Health behavior; Organ Procurement
This presentation will provide a look into the relationship between social and behavioral researchers and community organization leaders from the perspective of the community organization. The presentation begins with a look at the love at first...
Evaluation; Social sciences; Nonprofit organizations; Non-governmental organizations; Social problems; Psychology, Applied; Philanthropy
When we tackle important social problems, how do we know what will work? This question is central for government agencies, NGOs, business leaders, philanthropists, and universities. This panel opens a daylong workshop entitled "What Works?" ...
Evaluation; Social sciences; Nonprofit organizations; Non-governmental organizations; Social problems; Psychology, Applied; Philanthropy
When we tackle important social problems, how do we know what will work? This question is central for government agencies, NGOs, business leaders, philanthropists, and universities. This is the second panel discussion in the daylong workshop "What...
Information technology is rapidly changing the context for leadership. Leaders today touch a worldwide audience which not only includes immediate and remote workers but also other stakeholders such as customers and the general population. The...
Leaders’ personality characteristics impact the relationship between leader-follower distance (or “span of control”) and relationship quality (Leader-Member Exchange, or LMX). Span of control is generally greater in larger groups, but...
We will discuss two roads to legitimization of leaders. The “long-road” has to do with what the leader is really like in terms of intelligence, personality, or other factors that are important for leader success. This road is difficult to...
In this presentation, we will re-visit Dr. Shamir’s 1995 work on social distance and charisma that suggested that charisma exists most easily when there is social distance between a leader and his or her followers. These arguments will be...