Corporate Culture as the Driver of Transit Leadership Practices

Download or read book Corporate Culture as the Driver of Transit Leadership Practices written by Mary J. Davis and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2003 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report of the Transportation Research Board will be of interest to transit staff interested in implementing leadership development initiatives at their agencies. Current practices, major issues, trends, and innovations related to the use of corporate culture as the driver in hiring, developing, evaluating, and retaining a leadership team, within and outside the transit industry were documented for this synthesis. The report discusses the state of the practice in leadership recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention. It reports on innovative approaches to the problems faced in todays work environment in transit and other industries. This synthesis also covers the manner in which corporate culture affects the hiring, development, evaluation, and retention of the top management team.