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Leadership in project management: from firefighter to firelighter (2005)

Barber, Elizabeth ; Warn, James

Bingley : Emerald

Management decision 43 (2005), S. 1032-1039

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ISSN: 0025-1747

Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005

Topics: Economics

Notes: Purpose - To demonstrate two distinct leadership requirements for project managers and establish a theoretical basis for distinguishing between these two types of leadership. Design/methodology/approach - A framework linking transactional and transformational leadership qualities with project management attributes is developed. Findings - Explains how reactive decisions relating to monitoring of schedules and budgeting data of projects has received the greatest attention in the literature but this is only one aspect of project control. Project leadership that is proactive in controlling projects is more effective. Research limitations/implications - The implications of our findings are substantive. Project managers who focus on proactive leadership behaviour will be more successful in completing projects on time, on budget and to the specified standard as well as achieving the strategic purpose of the project. Practical implications - Project managers need to pay more attention to the progress of their projects and forestall any problems rather than just being reactive problem solvers. Originality/value - The paper provides a framework for establishing the linkage between proactive decisions that impact on the direction that the project is progressing and reactive decisions that solve the existing problems of project management. It is a different focus to the traditional project management leadership knowledge base.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740510610026

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Intangibles in commercialisation: the case of air navigation services in the South Pacific (2005)

Warn, James

Bingley : Emerald

Journal of intellectual capital 6 (2005), S. 72-88

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ISSN: 1469-1930

Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005

Topics: Economics

Notes: Purpose - To demonstrate that different approaches to commercialisation can determine the nature of intangible resources that managers can develop. Design/methodology/approach - A framework linking political strategy, financial capitalisation and business strategy is developed to analyse the management of intellectual capital in the commercialisation of air navigation services in New Zealand and Fiji. Case study evidence is organised as an intellectual capital portfolio and links are drawn to subsequent business outcomes for each organisation. Findings - Explains how key decisions about financial capitalisation and business strategy at the time of commercialisation influence the subsequent management and development of intangible resources in the organisation. Identifies how political assumptions about commercialisation can constrain or enhance subsequent management success in developing intellectual capital to pursue business growth. Research limitations/implications - The interpretations offered, although plausible in the context of the case studies, may not generalise to other situations. Practical implications - Key decision makers need to design commercialisation arrangements that will resource the desired intellectual capital portfolio of the commercialised organisation. Originality/value - The paper provides a framework for establishing a linkage between strategic management decisions and the development of an intellectual capital portfolio in the context of commercialisation. The paper develops the theoretical extent of intellectual capital concepts and provides practical analysis to decision makers contemplating commercialisation issues.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14691930510574672

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Workplace dimensions, stress and job satisfaction (2003)

Fairbrother, Kerry ; Warn, James

Bradford : Emerald

Journal of managerial psychology 18 (2003), S. 8-21

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ISSN: 0268-3946

Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005

Topics: Psychology , Economics

Notes: Applied research indicates strong connections between dimensions of the work place, stress and job satisfaction. Yet, there is an absence of theory to provide conceptual understanding of these relationships. In 1999, Sparks and Cooper advocated using job-specific models of stress as a way of developing a better understanding of the relationships. The current study adopted this recommendation and investigated a specific job context, specifically, naval officer trainees undergoing their sea training. The results indicate that a general model of stress is unhelpful in identifying the predictors of stress and job satisfaction in specific job contexts. Instead, the authors recommend identifying salient workplace dimensions rather than a broad-brush approach when seeking workplace associations with stress.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02683940310459565

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