Leadership
The Center for Public Leadership published four volumes of working papers between 2003-2006. These papers represented in-progress leadership research--primarily by Harvard faculty members--and, in many instances, were funded at least in part by the Center for Public Leadership. Additional reports and research are added periodically, every year. For more on the center's research initiatives and publications please visit:
Recent Submissions
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Measuring the Efficacy of Leaders to Assess Information and Make Decisions in a Crisis: The C-LEAD Scale
(Center for Public Leadership, 2009-07-01)Based on literature and expert interviews, we developed the Crisis Leader Efficacy in Assessing and Deciding scale (C-LEAD) to capture the efficacy of leaders to assess information and make decisions in a public health and ... -
Transformational Leadership And American Foreign Policy: A Preliminary Analysis
(Center for Public Leadership, 2006-01-11)Foreign policy is usually over-determined. The “national interest” often appears to be an immutable dictation of the international system and of domestic politics. As Henry Kissinger put it when he was Secretary of State, ... -
Not So Lonely At The Top?: An Exploratory Study Of The Multiple Commitments Of Aspiring Leaders
(Center for Public Leadership, 2006-01-10)Leadership is often viewed as a lonely endeavor, as this quote exemplifies. Leaders are frequently perceived as standing “alone” at the top of the hierarchy. Drive and sustained commitment have been linked to the attainment ...