Papers

In Extremis Leadership


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Paper Presentations

*Kolditz, T. A. (2011)  In extremis teams. In W. S. Becker & M. J. Burke (Co-Chairs), In extremis teams: What do we need to know? Panel discussion at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL, April 16.

*Foster, C., Lindsay, D., Samuels, S., and Kolditz, T.A.  (2009)  Gaining Leadership While Losing Altitude: In Extremis Leader Development.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, April 3.

Kolditz, T.A.  (2007)  Framing the Human Dimension of the Force:  The Technology of Will.  Paper presented at the Korean Military Academy Symposium on Military Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea, November 1.

O’Neil, D., Sweeney, P., and Kolditz, T.A. (2006). Online Assessment for the US Army.  Korean Institute for Defense Analysis, Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 10.

*Densmore, M., Weis, E., & Kolditz, T.A. (2005) Leader Learning at the Point of Death:  Learning Orientation in In Extremis Leadership.  Paper presented at the Interuniversity Seminar on Armed Forces and Society.  Chicago, IL, October 28.

*O’Neil, D.P., Ness, J., Kolditz, T.A., and Hauserman, K. (2005)  The Army’s Leader Development Portfolio:  Increasing Officer Self-Awareness and Adaptability.   American Psychological Association Division 19/21 Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, March 3.

*Campbell, K.M., Campbell, D.J.,  Ender, M.G. and Kolditz, T.A. (2004)  Military Road Warriors: Outcomes for Soldiers and Spouses,  International Sociology Conference, Ankara, Turkey, 5-9 July.

*Kolditz, T.A., Ruth, S., and Banks, B.B. (2004)  Defining In Extremis Leadership.  Paper presented at the Academy of Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 11.

*Kolditz, T.A. (2004).  Authentic Leadership in In Extremis Settings:  A Concept for Extraordinary Leaders in Exceptional Situations.  Paper presented at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln Gallup Leadership Institute Summit, Omaha, NE, June 13, 2004.

*Kolditz, T.A., and Wong, L. (2003).  Why Do They Fight?  Combat Motivation in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, International Security and Arms Control Conference, Carlisle PA, November 1, 2003.

*Ender, M. G. and Kolditz, T. A. (2003).  Sociology at West Point and Beyond, 1963-2001. Paper presented at the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, Chicago, IL, October 25.

*Campbell, K. M., Kolditz, T. A., and Ender, M. (2003). Support for Road Warriors in the Army.  Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Seattle WA, August, 2003.

*Ender, M.G. and Kolditz, T. A. (2002). Sociology at West Point and Beyond, 1963-2001. Paper presented at the International Sociology Association Meetings, Brisbane, Australia.

Bartone, P. and Kolditz, T.A. (2003). Predictors of Army Leader Performance at the Pre-commissioning Level.  Korean Institute for Defense Analysis, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

*Kolditz, T.A., Petersen, S., & Graham, H. (2001).  Feedback Seeking Behavior and the Development of Mentor-Protégé Relationships.  Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, Baltimore, Maryland.

*Palmer, J. R., & Kolditz, T. A. (1991).  Army Leadership Assessment and Development Program.  19th International Congress on the Assessment Center Method, Toronto, Canada.

Kolditz, T. A. (1981).  Self-handicapping:  When Self-presentation Encumbers Performance.  Ninth Annual Graduate Student Conference in Personality and Social Psychology, Athens, Georgia.

*Lightner, J. M., Hansen, D. L., Kolditz, T. A., Strange, A. L., Yarkin, K. L., & Harvey, J. H. (1978). Intrepretation and Recall of Interpersonal Events:  Effects of Observational Set, Sex of Subject, and Seriousness of Outcome.  Southeastern Psychology Association Meetings.

Kolditz, T.A. (in press). “Training for High Performance in Dangerous Contexts.” Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Zurich, Switzerland.

*Wrzesniewski, A., Schwartz, B., Cong, X., Kane, M., Omar, A., & Kolditz, T.A. (under review) “Multiple Motives Don’t Always Multiply Motivation: Evidence from a Decade of West Point Cadets.”

Kolditz, T.A. (2013). “International Relations in a Dangerous, Multinational World: A Brief Conversation with Brigadier General (ret) Thomas Kolditz.” Yale Journal of International Affairs, v. VIII Issue 1, inter 2013, pp. 78-81.

Kolditz, T.A. (2012). “The Warning Signs of David Petraeus’s Fall, and How To Find a Way Forward.” Fast Company Online, November 14, 2012.

Kolditz, T.A. (2011). “Mission Command” The Brunswick Review. London: The Brunswick Group, pp. 21-23.

Kolditz, T.A. (2011). “The Power of Leadership and Authority: Thoughts on Just Power.” Paper published in the Programme of the 41st Annual St. Gallen Symposium, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Karrasch, A., Levine, A., and Kolditz T.A. (2011). “Leadership When it Matters Most: Lessons on Influence From In Extremis Contexts .” In P. Sweeney, M. Matthews, & P. Lester (Eds.), Leading in dangerous contexts. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, pp. 218-229.

*Kolditz, T.A. & Donigian, A. (2010). “Military Leadership.” In R. Couter, (Ed.) Political and Civic Leadership: A Sage Reference Handbook. San Francisco: Sage Publications.

*Ness, J., Kolditz, T.A., Lewis, P., & Lam, D. (2009). “Development and Implementation of the US Army Leader Self Development Portfolio.” In M. Vaitkus, (Ed.)., Ft. McNair: National Defense University Press.

*Vogelaar, A., Kolditz, T.A., & van den Berg, C. (2009). “Leadership in Dangerous Multinational Contexts.” In J. Soeters (Ed.) Managing Military Environments. Boulder, CO: Lynn Rienner.

Kolditz, T.A. trans. Watanabe, H. (2009). “Leadership in Danger and Urgency, Existence or Nonexistence.” Kanagawa-ken, Japan: Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development.

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