The Benchmarks Sourcebook: Four Decades of Related Research

The Benchmarks Sourcebook: Four Decades of Related Research
Author: Jean Brittain Leslie
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2023-03-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1647610850

Benchmarks, a 360-degree assessment, has been used by approximately 21,000 organizations and over 265,500 managers. Data collected through its administration have resulted in large comprehensive databases that have provided the basis for numerous studies. These annotations on published research were written for anyone who is interested in the research leading to the development and refinement of Benchmarks, the interpretation of the assessment’s results, or the relationship of Benchmarks to other psychological assessments.

Feedback to Managers

Feedback to Managers
Author: Jean Brittain Leslie
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2013-09-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1604911670

Feedback is a rare commodity in day-to-day organizational life, but it is a key to ongoing effectiveness. One popular vehicle for getting feedback from one’s boss, peers, subordinates, and customers is the multiple-perspective or 360-degree-feedback instrument. Whether part of a management-development course or used alone, this kind of instrument can enhance self-awareness by highlighting a leader’s strengths and areas in need of further development. Selecting the right multirater instrument from among the dozens that are available can be difficult. This new edition of Feedback to Managers, the fourth, updates and expands the popular 1998 edition. It guides the selection process with an in-depth analysis of 32 publicly available instruments. Each of the instrument reports includes descriptive information, a look at the research behind the instrument, and descriptions of support materials.

Feedback to Managers: A Guide to Reviewing and Selecting Multirater Instruments for Leadership Development 4th Edition

Feedback to Managers: A Guide to Reviewing and Selecting Multirater Instruments for Leadership Development 4th Edition
Author: Jean Brittain Leslie
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2013-08-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1604918357

Feedback is a rare commodity in day-to-day organizational life, but it is a key to ongoing effectiveness.One popular vehicle for getting feedback from one's boss, peers, subordinates, and customers is the multiple-perspective or 360-degree-feedback instrument. Whether part of a management-development course or used alone, this kind of instrument can enhance self-awareness by highlighting a leader's strengths and areas in need of further development.Selecting the right instrument from among the dozens that are available can be difficult, however.This new edition of Feedback to Managers, the fourth, updates and expands the popular 1998 edition.It guides the selection process with an in-depth analysis of 32 publicly available instruments that relate self-view to the views of others on multiple management or leadership domains. Each of the instrument reports includes descriptive information, a look at the research behind the instrument, and descriptions of support materials.

Ideas into Action: CCL's Research and Innovation Journey

Ideas into Action: CCL's Research and Innovation Journey
Author: Jean Brittain Leslie
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2024-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1647611156

Unconventional Wisdom: A Brief History of CCL's Pioneering Research and Innovation was published in 2006, exploring CCL's groundbreaking leadership development work since the 1970s. Eighteen years later, many keepers of CCL's history have moved on. To preserve major research trends for posterity, Ideas into Action: CCL's Research & Innovation Journey picks up where Unconventional Wisdom left off. While Unconventional Wisdom laid the cornerstone, Ideas into Action focuses on the practical application and impact of CCL's pioneering research. It documents how CCL has turned ideas into action, evolving from theory into real-world leadership solutions over the past decades.

The First Sourcebook on Nordic Research in Mathematics Education

The First Sourcebook on Nordic Research in Mathematics Education
Author: Bharath Sriraman
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1617351008

The First Sourcebook on Nordic Research in Mathematics Education: Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and contributions from Finland provides the first comprehensive and unified treatment of historical and contemporary research trends in mathematics education in the Nordic world. The book is organized in sections co-ordinated by active researchers in mathematics education in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland. The purpose of this sourcebook is to synthesize and survey the established body of research in these countries with findings that have influenced ongoing research agendas, informed practice, framed curricula and policy. The sections for each country also include historical articles in addition to exemplary examples of recently conducted research oriented towards the future. The book will serve as a standard reference for mathematics education researchers, policy makers, practitioners and students both in and outside the Nordic countries.

Carbon Nanomaterials Sourcebook, Two-Volume Set

Carbon Nanomaterials Sourcebook, Two-Volume Set
Author: Klaus D. Sattler
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1384
Release: 2022-05-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482282771

This two-volume sourcebook is the most comprehensive reference for carbon nanomaterials, bringing together the physics, chemistry, materials science, molecular biology and engineering of all carbon nanomaterial types that are important in electronics, energy, biomedical and environmental applications. Each chapter addresses the fundamental properties, growth mechanisms, processing and functionalization of a particular nanocarbon. The first volume covers graphene, fullerenes, nanotubes and nanodiamonds. The second volume focuses on nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanofibers, nanoporous structures and nanocomposites.

Interrogating America through Theatre and Performance

Interrogating America through Theatre and Performance
Author: Iris Smith Fischer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0230100783

This collection of essays dissects American plays, movies and other performance types that examine America and its history and culture. From Amerindian stage performances to AIDS and post-9/11 America, it displays the various and important ways theatre and performance studies have examined and conversed with American culture and history.

The Handbook of Research on Top Management Teams

The Handbook of Research on Top Management Teams
Author: Mason Andrew Carpenter
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857933205

This Handbook presents original research and theory on executives, top management teams, and boards of directors and illustrates the vital importance of this field of study. Top management teams are responsible for the strategic choices and major decisions in organizations. These organizations are a reflection of the members that make up their strategic management. The roles top management play and the impact they have are clearly visible in firms around the world, both large and small. The international group of authors that comprise this volume address questions central to the field of strategy and strategic leadership. They review the determinants of top management team composition, their social networks, and executive dismissal; the psychological and personality profiles of top executives; the methodologies relevant to the study of top teams; and the roles of top executives in cross business unit collaboration, competitive behavior, and strategic entrepreneurship. Each chapter presents path-breaking research and provides a roadmap for new research avenues and agendas. Professors, students and researchers in the area of strategy, management and strategic leadership will find this book an invaluable resource.