IDRC building leaders in research for development : literature review

The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of the literature on building leaders and leadership, and evidence on programming effectiveness while engaging with the issue of leadership within research for development (R4D). It explores relevant concepts of leadership, and notes the ways in which effective programming is more likely to be context specific rather than based on universally applicable approaches: appropriate programmes will vary according to the environment within which they are situated. The review highlights potential benefits of investment in developing the internal capacity of organizations to design their own leadership programmes