Leading Contemporary Organizations: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Crisis and Change

ISBN-13: 9781107162266 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 343 str.

Amy L. (University of Birmingham) Fraher

Opis

Fraher explains how the likelihood of crisis increases when leaders are challenged to make difficult decisions in ambiguous contexts. This accessible textbook will appeal to business students and researchers studying leadership, change and crisis, as well as progressive-minded business leaders keen to improve their own organizations.

Recenzje

'All CEOs and Risk and Crisis leaders within organizations should read this thought provoking book. Amy dissects a wide range of contemporary crises in a critical manner and helps explain why most of these could have been avoided.' Brian McGarrie, Director, Part Time BSc Business Management Programme (Singapore), University of Birmingham

Spis treści

Preface; Crisis case studies; 1. Irrationality and crisis; 2. Leadership and crisis; 3. Change and crisis; 4. Hubris and crisis; 5. Sensemaking and crisis; 6. Ethics and crisis; 7. Identity and crisis; 8. Policy and crisis; 9. Power and crisis; 10. Paradox and crisis; Endnotes; References; Index.