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.
- ISBN10 6610630070
- ISBN13 9786610630073
- Publish Date 1 January 2005 (first published 15 December 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 September 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Emerald Group Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 175
- Language English