Managing without Leadership : Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning

@book{citeulike:621006, abstract = {{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. <br><br>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.}}, author = {Lakomski, Gabriele }, citeulike-article-id = {621006}, comment = {Ridiculously over priced (\$109), but filled with radical thinking about leadership}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {0080433529}, keywords = {complexity, leadership}, month = {January}, posted-at = {2008-04-10 22:24:50}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{Elsevier Science}}, title = {Managing without Leadership : Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0080433529}, year = {2005} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:621006 L3 - citeulike-article-id:621006 TI - Managing without Leadership : Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning PB - {Elsevier Science} SN - 0080433529 N2 - {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. <br><br>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.} KW - complexity KW - leadership N1 - Ridiculously over priced ($109), but filled with radical thinking about leadership AU - Lakomski, Gabriele PY - 2005/01/12/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0080433529 ER -