Dedication to Harold Lazarus

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Journal of Management Development

ISSN: 0262-1711

Article publication date: 4 January 2011

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Holtzman, Y. and Puerta, M. (2011), "Dedication to Harold Lazarus", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 30 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmd.2011.02630aaa.002

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Dedication to Harold Lazarus

Article Type: Dedication to Harold Lazarus From: Journal of Management Development, Volume 30, Issue 1

Professors shouldn’t just pass on information, but also generate it (Harold Lazarus).

As the Mel Weitz Distinguished Professor of the Business Department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and General Business at Hofstra University, and a member of the board of directors for both MyTurn.Com, Inc, and the North American Management Council, Dr Harold Lazarus, MS, PhD, practices his own words every day. In fact, while cultivating the next generation of managers and entrepreneurs, he continues to demonstrate great leadership by remembering the root of management: the people. If you ask him, cooperation and democracy, coupled with researching and listening to your environment, are key parts to success. “I hated all the schools I attended largely because professors were authoritarian bosses. Their classrooms were not participative. So, first as professor of management at New York University’s Graduate School of Business Administration, and later as the Dean of Hofstra University’s Business School, I behaved democratically,” Dr Lazarus said. “That was an appropriate management style.”

In order to continue leading the next wave of managers in the right direction, Dr Lazarus contributes regularly to the management publishing world. He has written seven books, had more than 65 articles published, and contributes regularly to the Journal of Management Development. He also strongly supports the journal:

If you are a manager or faculty in field of management, then JMD is for you as a reader but also as a writer – both the supply and the demand side.

His hope is to continue to see the management field develop. According to him, the next step is to improve the conditions for the population – specifically those in need. In order to do this, the next managers should be in tune with people’s demands, and stand above the norm:

If we search for the greatest good for the greatest number, then effective managers must be fine, not just good, human beings. They must be trustworthy, using power constructively and ethically. They should be talented listeners who see the benefits of diversity.

We salute Dr Lazarus for his contribution to the field, and look forward to helping him lead managers in the right direction.

Yair Holtzman and Margot Puerta

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