Purpose – This study seeks to propose self‐governance in organisations based on choice‐making behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines selected literature on the behaviour of choice, moving from the individual as the unit of analysis to the organisation, in order to...

Purpose – This paper aims to offer a dynamic theory of leadership development. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines selected leadership literature through the lens of theory building‐blocks. It identifies the role of the ideal goal in leadership and its importance in developing...

Purpose - This paper aims to offer a dynamic theory of leadership development.Design/methodology/approach - The paper examines selected leadership literaturethrough the lens of theory building-blocks. It identifies the role of the idealgoal in leadership and its importance in developing the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline how CSR can be effectively implemented and driven through the organisation. The emphasis of the paper is not on CSR definition but on the skills and capabilities needed by individuals and organizations to fully implement CSR application....

Purpose – Despite the challenge of precisely defining the nature of temptation, this paper seeks to collect contrasting perspectives of this less attractive side of leadership and sets out to find a cure, or rather prevention, for falling into its grasp. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – Employee ownership has attracted much attention across the globe. Whether affected by the global financial crisis (GFC), or not, this paper seeks to canvass what is known about employee ownership in neo‐liberal political economies. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a strategic and operational reality of the business and academic world. Not that the principles of CSR are always respected or that its practice is consistently applied. Bearing in mind the multi-faceted nature of both CSR and the corporate...

Purpose – This paper aims to undertake a study of national configurational demographics in order to determine the spread of understanding of the chairman's role, performance and contribution. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative methodology, exploratory in nature through in‐depth...

Summary This paper reports a study into the nature, dynamics and effects of the 'chemistry' of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) relationship. A qualitative, semi-structured interview, narrative analysis methodology over a twenty-eight month period was adopted. A sample of CEO's,...