Managing without Leadership : Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning

Managing without Leadership : Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning

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Review
"Managing Without Leadership challenges orthodox thinking about leadership provoking scholars in the field to re-examine the epistemological assumptions that underpin their work." - Professor James Spillane, Northwestern University, US

Book Description
A critical examination of leadership theories past and present, Managing without Leadership argues that leadership as traditionally understood does not explain organizational functioning. Bounded by empiricist assumptions and methodology, and including a narrow theory of mind as symbol processor, leadership theories are unable to support their claims about leaders and their actions.

Drawing on coherentist epistemology, connectionism, and the theory of self-organizing dynamic systems, a naturalistic account of organizational functioning and organization design is explored that includes leaders as non-privileged agents in the cognitive fabric of organizational life.

Managing without Leadership : Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning,Gabriele Lakomski,Elsevier Science,0080433529,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,General,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Business & Economics / General

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