Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-250) and index.

Introduction. Leadership and management in the information age: an overview / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- Keynote address. Leadership and nation-building in the information age / King Abdullah II -- Nature of leadership. A farewell to the old leadership / Warren Bennis -- The road to leadership: competence or charisma? / Jay A. Conger -- Leadership and national security. Defense policy management for the twenty-first century / Admiral William A. Owens -- Managing national security in the information age / Eliot A. Cohen --

Leadership and governance. Creating new management systems for twenty-first century governance / David Osborne -- National economic policies, currency areas and Arab monetary integration / Robert A. Mundell -- Management policy and research ethics. Managing genetic engineering research / Ian Wilmut -- Managing the socio-economic implications of genetic engineering / William A. Haseltine -- Organizations and management strategy. Managing organizational change in the information age / Edward E. Lawler III -- Management of human resources in the age of innovation / Michael R. Losey.