Anthony F. Smith - Articles

One More Time; Do Women Make Better Leaders Than Men?

An outsider, studying our culture from the headlines on business and news magazines, might wonder what all the fuss is about. Women wanted the top jobs, then they got them, then they didn't want them anymore. Men wanted to keep women out, then they thought that becoming more feminine would give them a competitive advantage, then they got tough and ruthless all over again. Read

By: Anthony F. Smith | 21/09/2007 | Business

In Defense of the CEO W-2

Over the past few months, amid the release of corporate proxies and income tax filing deadlines, national newspapers of note ran their annual “special reports” on executive pay. Read

By: Anthony F. Smith | 21/09/2007 | Business

What We're Looking for in Leaders

There's a rationale to charisma -- one that explains why we choose the leaders we do. The first part of that explanation has to do with our desire to identify with our leaders. Read

By: Anthony F. Smith | 17/05/2007 | Politics