Beschreibung:
The book offers a critical account of the nature of leadership and management in modern organizations. Specifically it examines the forces that affect the influence relationship between leaders and followers in public sector organizational settings.
1. Introduction Part I: Literature, Context, Methodology and Design 2. Leadership Studies 3. Organization in Context 4. Methodological Considerations Part II: Field Research: Data Illustrations and Interpretations 5. The Challenge to Leadership and the Dynamic of Ambiguity 6. The Limitations to Leadership and the Dynamic of the Environment 7. The Negotiation of Leadership and the Dynamic of Resource Acquisition 8. The Balance within Leadership and the Dynamic of Symbiosis 9. The Negotiation of Leadership and the Dynamic of Politics 10. The Agency of Followers and the Dynamic of Game Playing Part III: Discussion and Conclusions 11. Conclusions