Université de Fribourg

A productive clash of cultures : Injecting economics into leadership research

Zehnder, Christian ; Herz, Holger ; Bonardi, Jean-Philippe

In: The Leadership Quarterly, 2017, vol. 28, no. 1, p. 65-85

Research on leadership in economics has developed in parallel to the literature in management and psychology and links between the fields have been sparse. Whereas modern leadership scholars mostly focus on transformational and related leadership styles, economists have mainly emphasized the role of contracts, control rights, and incentives. We argue that both fields could profit from...

Université de Fribourg

A productive clash of cultures : injecting economics into leadership research

Zehnder, Christian ; Herz, Holger ; Bonardi, Jean-Philippe

(Working Papers SES ; 478)

Research on leadership in economics has developed in parallel to the literature in management and psychology and links between the fields have been sparse. Whereas modern leadership scholars mostly focus on transformational and related leadership styles, economists have mainly emphasized the role of contracts, control rights, and incentives. We argue that both fields could profit from enriching...

Haute école de travail social de Genève

Le management situationnel au service de l'autonomie et de la compétence au sein d'organisations socio-éducatives

Mottier, Olivier ; Thomas Straub (Dir.)

Mémoire de Master Advanced Studies (MAS) : Haute école de travail social de Genève, 2016.

Depuis quelques siècles et décennies, la politique européenne, l'économie d'entreprise et l'informatique ont subi des changements profonds dans leur gouvernance, en déléguant un plus grand pouvoir de décision et d'action aux subalternes. Le système pédagogique de l'instruction publique est en pleine mutation dans les liens au savoir et les relations entre enseignants et élèves. Qu'en...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Leadership and governance in seven developed health systems

Smith, Peter C. ; Anell, Anders ; Busse, Reinhard ; Crivelli, Luca ; Healy, Judith ; Lindahl, Anne Karin ; Westert, Gert ; Kene, Tobechukwu

In: Health policy, 2012, vol. 106, no. 1, p. 37-49

This paper explores leadership and governance arrangements in seven developed health systems: Australia, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. It presents a cybernetic model of leadership and governance comprising three fundamental functions: priority setting, performance monitoring and accountability arrangements. The paper uses a structured survey to examine...