Managing without Leadership

Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning

Gabriele Lakomski author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Emerald Publishing Limited

Published:15th Dec '04

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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 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

ISBN: 9780080433523

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm

Weight: 416g

168 pages