{"id":716,"date":"2017-11-22T10:13:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T15:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mark-mendenhall\/?page_id=716"},"modified":"2022-01-04T11:53:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T16:53:59","slug":"leadership-in-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mark-mendenhall\/leadership-in-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the sub-areas of leadership that I have had a side interest in over the years is how leadership is manifested in religious organizations. From time to time I have conducted research in this area. Below, you can access\u00a0research papers I have presented and published on this topic as well as applications of that research for leaders to assist them in leading their congregations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Academic Research<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mendenhall, M.E.<\/span> (forthcoming). Leadership development, 1958-Present.<\/strong> In S. Katene (ed.),\u00a0<\/span>Build for eternity: A history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand.\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Vance, C.M., Mendenhall, M.E.<\/span>, & Woods, F.E. (forthcoming). Missionary families: A case study of expatriation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/strong> In Y.\u00a0Kallane, H. Collins, & J. Mutter (Eds.),\u00a0<\/span>Research Handbook of Global Families: Implications for International Business.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Edward Elgar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mendenhall, M.E.<\/span> (2016). An ambivalent expatriate: The life of Run\u00f3lfur Run\u00f3lfsson.<\/strong> Mormon Historical Studies, <\/em>17 (1 &2): 315-335.<\/p>\n

Mendenhall, M.E<\/span>., Butler, F., Ehat, A. F. (2014). \u201cToward a refinement of the meta-construct of behavioral integration in upper echelons theory.\u201d<\/strong> Academy of Management Proceedings.<\/em> (1st ed., vol. 2014, pp. 11626).<\/p>\n

Mendenhall, M.E.<\/span>, Ehat, A. W., Academy of Management, “Collaborative leadership in TMTs in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1844-present,”<\/strong> San Antonio, TX. (August 2011). Note: Winner of the Sage Leadership Paper Award, Management History Division of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, 2011.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mendenhall, M.E<\/span>., & Marsh, W.J. (2010) Voices from the past: Mary Parker Follett and Joseph Smith on collaborative leadership.<\/strong> Journal of Management Inquiry<\/em>, 19(4): 284-303.<\/p>\n

Mendenhall, M.E<\/span>., & Marsh, W. J. (2006) On integration: The resurgence of Mary P. Follett and the uncelebrated contribution of Joseph Smith.<\/strong> Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management.<\/em> doi:10.5465\/AMBPP.2006.22898573. Download<\/a><\/p>\n

Franck, L., Lynn, M.L., Mendenhall, M.E<\/span>., & Oddou, G. (1982) Seven years of religious conversion: A selected annotated bibliography, 1975-1981. JSAS: Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology.<\/em><\/strong> American Psychological Association, 12(3), 34 (MS 2479).<\/p>\n

Applications for Leaders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mendenhall, M.E<\/span>., Gregersen, H.B., O\u2019Driscoll, J., Swinton, H., & England, B. (eds.) (2010).\u00a0 Joseph and Hyrum: Leading as one.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong> Provo, UT:\u00a0 Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University.\u00a0Read the book online here<\/a>\u00a0 Chapters from the book in pdf format can be downloaded here<\/a><\/p>\n

Selected Chapters from the above book that I wrote (with co-authors):<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n