RAND Research Topic: Corporate Leadership Development 2012-05-24T14:56:30Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/corporate-leadership-development.html Directors as Guardians of Compliance and Ethics Within the Corporate Citadel http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF277.html Aug 8, 2010 Aug 8, 2010 The collapse of financial markets in late 2008 has invited renewed questions about the governance, compliance, and ethics practices of firms. RAND convened a symposium to explore the perspective and role of corporate boards of directors in overseeing ethics and compliance matters within their firms. Leader Development in Army Units: Views from the Field http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG648.html Feb 16, 2008 Feb 16, 2008 <p>Summarizes discussions with over 450 Army officers (lieutenants through colonels) about leader development in Army units. These discussions revealed that the type and extent of leader development activities vary greatly across units, but that they are generally informal and most heavily influenced by the unit commander. The authors conclude with suggestions on how the Army school system can improve leader development.</p> Advancing the U.S. Air Force's Force-Development Initiative http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG545.html Dec 12, 2007 Dec 12, 2007 <p>The following steps are recommended for consistent, efficient, and effective plans and means for improving the development of U.S. Air Force officers in their career fields: (1) identify the demand for jobs in the field grades &mdash; major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel; (2) ascertain the backgrounds that officers have accumulated (assess the supply); (3) compare supply with demand (gap analysis); and (4) plan ways to close the gaps.</p> Police Personnel Crisis Needs Federal Leadership http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/05/23/WP.html May 23, 2006 May 23, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Police Personnel Crisis Needs Federal Leadership, in Washingtonpost.com. How Should the U.S. Army Prepare Its Future Leaders? http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG281.html Feb 28, 2006 Feb 28, 2006 <p>Changes in the world over the past two decades have made the conduct of military operations more complex and varied. More needs to be done to prepare Army leaders to meet the challenges of the contemporary environment and to continually learn and adapt to new circumstances. </p> New Challenges for International Leadership: Lessons from Organizations with Global Missions http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1670.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002 <p>Is the United States producing the leaders it will need in the 21st century? No issue is more critical for America's role in the world than its capacity to develop among its people the intellectual and professional expertise that will be required for leadership in international affairs. The authors of this study interviewed representatives of internationally oriented organizations, queried experts who could provide insights on this topic, and reviewed recent literature on U.S. leadership in international affairs.</p> An Evaluation Strategy Developed by RAND for the Broad Foundation http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2612.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000 This paper presents the grant and funding evaluation strategy that RAND developed for the Broad Foundation, an organization that promotes the development of school system leadership as a means of improving student education. Developing Aerospace Leaders for the Twenty-First Century http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P8060.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000 The author argues that the U.S. Air Force's leadership doctrine and development programs and human resource management systems should be aligned to support emerging leadership philosophies. Lawrence M. Hanser http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/hanser_lawrence_m.html <em>Senior Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School</em><br>Ph.D. and M.S. in psychology, Iowa State University; B.A. in psychology, Marquette University