Leadership & Organization Development Journal: Volume 19 Issue 4

Crisis management: prevention, diagnosis and intervention

Toby J. Kash, John R. Darling

This article deals basically with the dynamic environment of today’s businesses. Despite all of the efforts a company puts forth to scan the environmental issues, crises can occur…

Leadership as an exercise in virtual reality

Gilbert W. Fairholm

Understanding the essential truth about what leadership is, is not easy. The problem is that each person sees leadership through the lens of his or her unique virtual reality. We…

Leaders developing leaders: an effective way to enhance leadership development programs

Ron Cacioppe

The purpose of this article is to examine how senior leaders in organizations can play a greater role in the development of leadership within their organizations. Innovative…

Culture, innovation and successful development of new medicines ‐ an exploratory study of the pharmaceutical industry

S. Dorabjee, C.E. Lumley, S. Cartwright

Reports on a pilot study carried out to investigate methods for determining corporate culture in the pharmaceutical industry and its effect on innovation and development of new…

Do process consultants need different skills when working with nonprofits?

Judith Chapman

The current challenges facing nonprofit organizations in developed countries are clarification of mission and values, strengthening the structure and improving systems of…