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I am happy to give talks or workshops for business, public, and professional organizations. My focus is primarily on the measurement, prediction, and development of leadership. I consult to gather data to support my research agenda and to improve the functioning of organizations. My clients have been select organizations-including FORTUNE 500 companies-that operate in various business sectors and countries. I am often in the media, including (but not limited to):

•           Europe (e.g., The Times, Prospect, Economist Intelligence Unit, The Daily Telegraph, Stern, Die Weld, Süddeutschen Zeitung, Der Tagesspiegel, GEO, etc.)

•           the U.S. (e.g., Scientific American, Science Careers, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, USA Today, GQ, etc.)

•           Switzerland (NZZ, Le Temps, Swissinfo, Taggblatt, Le Matin, Tages Anzeiger, Berner Zeitung, Blick, 24 Heures, 20 Minutes, Bilan, etc.),

•           Press agencies (e.g., UPI)

•           Many internet sites and blogs

•           Local radio shows (RSR, DRS, Lausanne FM, World Radio Switzerland, etc.) 

•           TV (TSR, TVRL, La Télé)

Some of my research is financed directly by business (as well as foundations and granting agencies)--money which goes to the university and used to hire doctoral students or assistants that help me to undertake the research. The total amount that I have been awarded while at University of Lausanne (since 2002) is over 1’600'000 Sfr.

Here is a list of grants received recently:

Awarded in 2010              Principal Investigator (with Dorothy McCormick, University of Nairobi). “The Influence of Entrepreneurial Leadership and Social Capital on Resource Assembly and Firm Performance in Small and Medium-Sized Firms in East Africa.” Swiss National Science Foundation, Research Partnerships with Developing Countries. Amount requested: 430'774.-Sfr.

 

Awarded in 2010              Principal Investigator (with Fred O. Walumba). “Understanding wellbeing: Beyond Correlations.” Swiss National Science Foundation, International Short Visists. Total amount awarded 4’870.-Sfr. Funding period 2010.

 

Awarded in 2010              Principal Investigator. “The Influence of Entrepreneurial Leadership and Social Capital on Resources Assembly and Firm Performance in Small- and Medium-Sized Firms in East Africa.” Swiss National Science Foundation, Preparatory Grant for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries. Total amount awarded 6’000.-Sfr. Funding period 2010.

 

Awarded in 2009              Principal Scientific Advisor (with Rafael Lalive and Christian Zehnder, to the European Athletics Association). “Gender Equality in Sports.” European Commission (Education and Culture), Total amount awarded €215’486.50 (325’855.65.-Sfr). Funding period 2010-2011.

 

Awarded in 2009              Principal Investigator. Individual differences and leadership symposium. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Institute of Research in Management Research Grant. Total amount awarded 22’000 Sfr. Funding period 2009.

 

Awarded in 2009              Principal Investigator (with Christian Zehnder and Samuel Bendahan). Effect of power on decision making. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Research Grant. Total amount awarded 15’000 Sfr. Funding period 2009.

 

Awarded in 2009              Principal Investigator. "Internationalization and firm performance." SNF (Swiss National Science Foundation), Phase III. Total amount awarded 18’100 Sfr. Funding period 2009.

 

Awarded in 2008                    Principal investigator. "Internationalization and firm performance." SNF (Swiss National Science Foundation), Phase II. Total amount awarded 25'049 Sfr. Funding period 2008.

 

Awarded in 2007              Director (on behalf of my doctoral student Jane Kayesi). "Social capital and resource accumulation." Doctoral Scholarship from SNF (Swiss National Science Foundation). Total amount awarded 139'384 Sfr. Funding period 2007-2009.

 

Awarded in 2006              Director (principal investigator originally Erkko Autio). "The effects of internationalization on survival and growth of new firms." SNF (Swiss National Science Foundation). Total amount awarded 239’669 SFr. Funding period 2005-2008.

 

Awarded in 2006              Principal investigator (with Alfred Stettler, Faculty of Business and Economics Lausanne). Phase II: "Antecedents of assistant auditor performance and turnover in audit firms: Personality, cognitive ability, and supervisor leader style." Stiftung Ecosciencia. Amount awarded: 31’000 SFr. Funding period 2006.

 

 

Awarded in 2005              Director (director originally Erkko Autio, on behalf of my doctoral student Jane Kayesi). Social capital and resource accumulation." Doctoral Scholarship from KFPE (Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries). Total amount awarded 30'650 Sfr. Funding period 2005-2007.

 

Awarded in 2005              Principal investigator (with Daniel von Wittich) "Characteristics of a competence based organization study." Eli Lilly. Total amount awarded 160'000 SFr. Funding period 2005-2007.

 

Awarded in 2005               Principal investigator. "CEO leader personality and charisma: Implications for corporate performance and social responsibility." SNF (Swiss National Science Foundation). Total amount awarded 70’822 SFr. Funding period 2005-2007.

 

Awarded in 2004              Principal investigator (with Robert Hooijberg, IMD, and Jerry Hunt, Barry Macy, & Kimberly Boal, Texas Tech University). Strategic Leadership Symposium. Contributed amounts by IUMI, IMD, and the SNF (Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique). Total amount awarded 54’180 SFr. Funding period 2004.

 

Awarded in 2003              Principal investigator (with Alfred Stettler and Frank Missonier-Pierra, Faculty of Business and Economics Lausanne). Antecedents of assistant auditor performance and turnover in audit firms: Personality, cognitive ability, and supervisor leader style. Stiftung Ecosciencia. Amount awarded: 150’000 SFr. Funding period 2004-2006.

 

Executive Education/Workshops and Consulting--here are some examples of companies with which I have worked:

 

Association Vaudoise des Professionnels des Ressources Humaines (HR Vaud)

Bureau d'égalité. Etat de Vaud. Switzerland.

Business and Professional Women

CBE Consultants, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

City of Helsinki

CRQP, Ouchy, Switzerland.

Département de la sécurité et de l'environnement, Etat de Vaud. Switzerland.

Eli Lilly

Eureko

European Athletics Association

European Commission

Firmenich

Friends Provident

Gunnebo

Hewitt Pulse

Human Resources Swiss Congress

IMD

INSEAD

International Committee of the Red Cross

International Table Tennis Federation

L’Association des Gradués HEC

PME Université

Programme de Formation des Administrations Publiques Latines

Service des ressources humaines de l'Etat de Neuchâtel

SICPA

Sun-Oracle

Swiss Federal Department of Finance

Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Swisscom

TSE Consultants

Veolia Environnement, Jouy le Moutier, France.

WENET, Swisscom

Practical-oriented publications:

Antonakis, J. (2010). Leadership: Why ? Who? How? Success & Career.

 

Antonakis, J. (2008). When can a woman leader get angry? Echos Money.

 

Antonakis, J. (2008). A beautiful mind (letter to the editor). Economist, 386(8562), 15.

 

Antonakis, J., & Hooijberg, R. (2008). Cascading a new vision: Three steps for real commitment. Perspectives for Managers, 157, 1-4

 

Antonakis, J. (2008). Impartial selections. Business Guide, 19(3), 63.

 

Antonakis, J. (2008). The Interview bug. Business Guide, 19(2), 14.

 

Antonakis, J. (2008). The job interview: Why it doesn't work well. Business Guide, 19(1), 33.

 

Jacquart, P., & Antonakis, J. (2008). «Leadership et éthique : Une relation à double sens  ». Bulletin HEC, 76, 21.

 

Antonakis, J. (2007). Double bind: Why we find few women leaders at the top. Business Guide, 18(6), 26-27.

 

Antonakis, J. (2006). Teaching leadership in sports settings. Olympic Capital Quarterly, 1, 8.

 

Antonakis J. (2005). On selective sample bias and taking the fizz out of fads. International Leadership Association "Member Connector", Board of Directors Column. September, 2-3.

 

Antonakis, J., & Angerfelt, M. (2005). « Management et stéréotype. ». Bulletin HEC, 70, 14-15.

 

Antonakis, J. (2005). Is emotional intelligence needed for leadership effectiveness? Newsletter of MLQ network, 7, 1-2.

 

Antonakis, J. (2003). « Peut-on sélectionner des bons leaders »? (Can we select good leaders?). Bulletin HEC, 67, 23-25.

 

Antonakis, J. (2003). Further evidence in support of the [MLQ] nine-factor model. Newsletter of MLQ network, 5, 1&4.

 

Antonakis, J. (2003). « L’entretien d'embauche : Validité menacée et prophéties auto réalisatrices » (The employment interview: Validity threats and self-fulfilling prophecies). Echos Money, 9, 54-57.

Chapters:

Antonakis, J. & Fairhurst, G. T. Empirical Applications of Relational Leadership Theory. In M. Uhl-Bien & S. Ospina. Advancing Relational Leadership Theory: A Conversation among Perspectives. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing (in preparation).

 

Antonakis, J. Leadership in context: Commentary. In M. G. Rumsey. The Many Sides of Leadership. Oxford University Press (in preparation).

 

Day, D. V., & Antonakis, J. Leadership: A view towards the future. In Day, D. V., & J. Antonakis (Eds.). The nature of leadership, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications (in preparation).

 

Antonakis, J. The Invisible Hand of Transformational and Charismatic Leadership. In Day, D. V., & J. Antonakis (Eds.). The nature of leadership, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications (in preparation).

 

Antonakis, J., & Jacquart, P. The far side of leadership. In Bligh, M. C., & Riggio, R. E. When Near is Far and Far is Near: Distance in Leader-Follower Relationships.

 

Antonakis, J. (in press). Predictors of leadership: The usual suspects and the suspect traits. In A. Bryman, D. Collinson, K. Grint, B. Jackson, M. Uhl-Bien. Sage Handbook of Leadership. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

 

Antonakis, J. (2009). “Emotional intelligence”: What does it measure and does it matter for leadership?. In G. B. Graen (Ed). LMX leadership--Game-Changing Designs: Research-Based Tools  (Vol. VII) (pp. 163-192). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

 

Antonakis, J. (2007). Leadership and Communication: Two sides of a coin (Original title: "Führung und Kommunikation: Zwei Seiten einer Medaille"). In A. Jaeggi & V. Egli (Eds). Internal communication in Switzerland (pp. 27-42). Zurich: NZZ Buchverlag

·         Note: my chapter is the lead chapter. 

 

Hooijberg, R., Hunt, J. G., Antonakis, J., Boal, K. B., & Lane, N. (2007). Introduction. In Hooijberg, R., Hunt, J. G., Antonakis, J., Boal, K. B., & Lane, N. (Eds.) Being there even when you are not: Leading through strategy, structures, and systems (pp. 1-9). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.

 

Antonakis, J., & Hooijberg, R. (2007). Cascading vision for real commitment. In Hooijberg, R., Hunt, J. G., Antonakis, J., Boal, K. B., & Lane, N. (Eds.) Being there even when you are not: Leading through strategy, structures, and systems (pp. 235-249). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.

 

Hooijberg, R., Hunt, J. G., Antonakis, J., Boal, K. B., & Lane, N. (2007). Leading through strategy, structures, and systems: Concluding thoughts. In Hooijberg, R., Hunt, J. G., Antonakis, J., Boal, K. B., & Lane, N. (Eds.) Being there even when you are not: Leading through strategy, structures, and systems (295-306). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.

 

Antonakis, J., & Autio, E. (2006). Entrepreneurship and leadership. In J. R. Baum, M. Frese, R. A. Baron (Eds). The Psychology of Entrepreneurship, (pp. 189-208). SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.

 

Cianciolo, A., T., Antonakis, J., & Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Practical intelligence and leadership: Using experience as a “mentor.” In D. V. Day, S. J. Zaccaro, & S. M. Halpin (Eds.). Leader development for transforming organizations, (pp. 211-236). Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.

 

Antonakis, J., Schriesheim, C. A., Donovan, J. A., Gopalakrishna-Pillai, K., Pellegrini, E. K., & Rossomme, J. L. (2004). Methods for studying leadership. In J. Antonakis, A. T. Cianciolo, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.). The nature of leadership, (pp. 48-70). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

 

Antonakis, J., Cianciolo, A. T. & Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Leadership: Past, present, and future. In J. Antonakis, A. T. Cianciolo, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.). The nature of leadership, (pp. 3-15). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

 

Antonakis, J., & House, R. J. (2002). An analysis of the full-range leadership theory: The way forward. In B. J. Avolio & F. J. Yammarino (Eds.) Transformational and charismatic Leadership: The road ahead, (pp. 3-33). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science/JAI.

·         Note: Our chapter was the lead chapter. 

Books:

Day, D. V., & Antonakis, J., The nature of leadership, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications (In contract: Expected delivery date 1 June 2010).

 

Hooijberg, R., Hunt, J. G., Antonakis, J., Boal, K. B., & Lane, N. (Eds.) (2007). Being there even when you are not: Leading through strategy, structures, and systems. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.

 

Antonakis, J., Cianciolo, A. T. & Sternberg, R. J. (Eds.). (2004). The nature of leadership. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

·         Reviewed by Bracken, D. W. (2006). Personnel Psychology, 59, 747-750.