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Research on Leadership Transition and initial period of a leader moving into a leadership position

  • 1.  Research on Leadership Transition and initial period of a leader moving into a leadership position

    Posted 09-21-2004 22:47
    From: Allen, N. MAJ DEAN [mailto:Nate.Allen@usma.edu]

    My name is Nate Allen -- I'm currently attending George Washington
    University's Business School as a doctoral student.
    I am an Army officer and am preparing to go back to West Point as a
    professor.
    I am interested in focusing my dissertation work on a young officer's first
    90 days as a platoon leader in the Army.  I'd like to base some of my
    research off of Michael Watkins' book The First 90 Days (HBS 2003).  Do you
    know of other research that is out there around leadership transition and
    the initial period of a leader moving into a leadership position?

    Thank you in advance for your advice and time!
    v/r,
    Nate Allen
    Nate.Allen@usma.edu
    845.612.9553


  • 2.  Research on Leadership Transition and initial period of a leader moving into a leadership position

    Posted 09-21-2004 23:57
    Hi Nate,

    John Van Maanen's work on socialization processes should be very relevant to
    your research. Also, Fred Luthans' work on social learning theory. Fred
    has the added advantage of having taught at West Point as a military
    officer, and he may be able to give you additional insights. John is at MIT
    and he can be reached at jvm@mit.edu; Fred is at U. Nebraska-Lincoln and he
    can be reached at fluthans@unlnotes.unl.edu. Hope this helps.

    Best,

    Larry Pate


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    Subject: Research on Leadership Transition and initial period of a leader
    moving into a leadership position

    From: Allen, N. MAJ DEAN [mailto:Nate.Allen@usma.edu]

    My name is Nate Allen -- I'm currently attending George Washington
    University's Business School as a doctoral student.
    I am an Army officer and am preparing to go back to West Point as a
    professor.
    I am interested in focusing my dissertation work on a young officer's first
    90 days as a platoon leader in the Army.  I'd like to base some of my
    research off of Michael Watkins' book The First 90 Days (HBS 2003).  Do you
    know of other research that is out there around leadership transition and
    the initial period of a leader moving into a leadership position?

    Thank you in advance for your advice and time!
    v/r,
    Nate Allen
    Nate.Allen@usma.edu
    845.612.9553