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Managing without Leadership: Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning
Managing without Leadership Towards a Theory of Organizational Functioning Author:Gabriele Lakomski 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 c... more »laims 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.« less