Ethical scandals at Uber and Fox have focused attention on the leaders of the organizations, but the problems of a toxic culture often embed deep within an organization.
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South Africa’s democracy is in trouble. But the challenge is less about who should control state institutions, and more about how they can be refashioned to deliver to the poor.
The development trajectory of South African born brewer SABMiller peaked with the 2016 $104 billion merger with Anheuser-Busch InBev. Behind it lies an extraordinary journey.
Tech firm CEOs keep control by holding investors at arm’s length. It is damaging corporate governance.
Recent incidents reveal more than just men behaving badly. They show the consequences when corporate cultures are driven by hyper-masculine personalities at the top.
Organisational psychopathy, generally known as toxic leadership, is common in the private sector. It’s emerging more often in the public space too.
Women in business can be forced to define themselves in opposition to the attributes associated with men.
Witch-finders of early modern Europe and modern Africa made themselves indispensable by showing people a threat of a growing crisis of threatening evil.
When presidents are elected with no experience, perhaps M&S and House of Fraser are right to try the same formula.
A study of how the Young African Leaders Initiative handles its business exposes typical weaknesses, mainly lack of understanding local context, suffered by many foreign aid programmes.
South Africa celebrates Freedom Day this week amid growing discontent over misrule by President Zuma and the ANC. This has led to increased calls for ethical and caring leaders.
The framing of the prevailing political protests in South Africa shows too much focus on the role of individuals. This is dangerous in hearkening back to the flawed Great Man Theory.
But standards of service are so low across the US airline industry that United may well get away with it.
Breach of a psychological contract in the workplace can irreparably damage relationships and produce a number of undesirable outcomes.
Getting involved in sports-based projects offers young Zambians a sense of community and helps them to build new support systems.
People in power often come across as more interesting than others. But they can be aggressive if their ego is threatened.
The leadership crisis experienced at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa reveals deep seated corporate governance failures in the management of the country’s state owned enterprises.
Higher-ups at Wells Fargo, Volkswagen and Uber all failed to stop unethical practices that had significant repercussions. New research offers some clues on why.
Does sport really improve young people’s development?
The number of “knowledge workers” in Australia is rising but they present a unique challenge to managers.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
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Associate Professor of Leadership, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Massey University
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Associate Professor in Management, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter
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Former Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
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Reader in Leadership and Organisation Studies, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Strategy & International Business, Monash University
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Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
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Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia
