Effective Executive

Volume 29, Issue 1, January-March 2026

ISSN :0972-5172

Impact Factor: 1.85; Acceptance rate: 70%; Turnaround time: 3- 4- months

A "peer-reviewed" journal included in EBSCO and ProQuest (Part of Clarivate) Database

It is a quarterly journal that addresses Emerging ideas and issues in the management and leadership areas, Nurturing leadership growth in organizations, Leading knowledge workers, Diversity in organizations, CEO succession and its impact on performance of organizations, AI and HR management, Leading hybrid work models, etc.

Focus Areas

  • General Management   |  
  • Strategic Management   |  
  • Knowledge Management   |  
  • Leadership   |  
  • Marketing   |  
  • Operations Management   |  
  • HRD   |  
  • Information Technology   |  
  • Governance and Ethics   |  

Current Issue

Volume 29, Issue 1, January-March 2026
Contemporary International Corporate Leadership Challenges

Author: Colin J Coulson-Thomas

Published Online: March, 2026

Keywords: Leadership, International operation, Corporate boards, Contemporary challenges

Charting a Global Path to Leadership Excellence

Author: Stephanie Jones and Anna Marcon

Published Online: March, 2026

Keywords: Leadership, Careers, Value of an MBA degree, Value of language skills, Cross-cultural skills

The Role of Adversity, Resilience and Identity: Influence on Academic and Leadership Aspirations and Trajectories

Author: Fatima Williams, Sindiswa Mondi and Kurt April

Published Online: March, 2026

Keywords: Adversity, Resilience, Identity reconstruction, Academic and career aspirations, Nonpositional leadership

Archives


Volume 28,Issue 4,October-December 2025
Sustainable Leadership for Climate Change and the Environment

Author: Colin Coulson-Thomas

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/EffectiveExecutive/2025.28.4.5-36

Keywords: Corporate boards, Directors, Leadership, Sustainability, Environment, Climate change

Leadership at the Crossroads: TPAs, Digital Tools, and Corporate Client Retention in Kuwait’s Medical Insurance

Author: Stephanie Jones and Lama Quedan

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/EffectiveExecutive/2025.28.4.37-46

Keywords: Leadership, Client retention, Insurance, Third-party administration companies, Strategic alignment, Kuwait

Knowledge and Work: Distributed, Fragmented and Individually Represented

Author: Saikat Chakraborty

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/EffectiveExecutive/2025.28.4.47-63

Keywords: Knowledge, Power, Foucault, Work, Organization

Narrative Inquiry as Pedagogy: Decolonial Approaches to Teaching DEI in the Majority World

Author: Kurt April

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/EffectiveExecutive/2025.28.4.64-95

Keywords: Narrative inquiry, Diversity, Equity and inclusion, Critical pedagogy, Ubuntu, Decoloniality, Transformative learning