Strategic Leadership for Turbulent Times (eBook)

Mark Kriger, Yuriy Zhovtobryukh (Autoren)

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2016
164 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-40380-3 (ISBN)

Infos

In today's organizations, it is no longer the CEO who acts as the sole strategic leader. From single individuals to larger teams and networks, leaders at all levels are infiltrating the formal organizational structure and making strategic leadership an increasingly complex endeavor. In Strategic Leadership for Turbulent Times, Kriger and Zhovtobryukh shrewdly describe the true experiences of what employees encounter as internal and external environments evolve, and how to uphold the personal and organizational values which affect both human and social capital. They examine how leadership strategies are used in real situations and highlight the importance of managerial wisdom for sustainable growth. Finally, they offer advice for strategic leaders on leading effectively in highly turbulent economic, social, technological, and multicultural times.  

Mark Kriger is Professor of Strategic Leadership at the BI Norwegian Business School, Norway.  He has published numerous articles on strategic leadership, strategic change, and strategic vision in Academy of Management Journal, Leadership Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, and Sloan Management Review. He is a previous Chair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society.   

 

Yuriy Zhovtobryukh is a Senior Economist at Menon Business Economics, a research-based consultancy group advising the Norwegian government, business associations, and companies on strategy and policy issues. Yuriy is leading the firm's engagements in energy and financial services industries.

 

Autor

Mark Kriger is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Leadership at the BI Norwegian Business School, Norway.  He has published numerous articles on strategic leadership, strategic change, and strategic vision in Academy of Management Journal, Leadership Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, and Sloan Management Review. He is a previous Chair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society.    Yuriy Zhovtobryukh is a Senior Economist at Menon Business Economics, a research-based consultancy group advising the Norwegian government, business associations, and companies on strategy and policy issues. Yuriy is leading the firm’s engagements in energy and financial services industries. 

Inhalt

Preface 6
Praise for Strategic Leadership for Turbulent Times 10
Contents 12
List of Figures 14
List of Tables 16
Part I: Foundations of Strategic Leadership 17
Chapter 1: Reimaging Strategic Leadership 18
The Traditional View of Strategic Leadership 18
Strategic Leadership as Navigating in a Sea of Shifting Signals 19
The Tacit Aspects of Strategic Leadership 19
Turbulence and the Need for Ambidextrous Strategic Leadership 20
The Range of Phenomena Facing Strategic Leaders 24
Conclusion 25
References 27
Chapter 2: Generic Approaches to Strategic Leadership: Stars, Teams, Clans, and Networks 31
From “Either–Or” to “And–Also” Thinking and Action 31
Leadership Networks 34
A Range of Strategic Leadership Forms 36
Clans 36
Teams 38
Conclusion 39
References 41
Part II: Strategies for Dealing with Complexity and Change 44
Chapter 3: An Overall Model of Strategic Leadership 45
Four Generic Forms of Strategic Leadership 45
Types of Information Costs of Strategic Leadership 46
Bargaining Costs of Strategic Leadership 47
Enforcement Costs of Strategic Leadership 48
The Costs of Differing Forms of Strategic Leadership: Putting Them Together 50
Within-Firm Politics and the Power Dynamics Between and Within Clans 52
Leadership Network Beyond Firm Boundaries 57
Leadership Transitions: From Stars to Clans: The Role of Internal Complexity 61
Moving Toward Teams and Networks: The Role of External Turbulence 65
Conclusion 67
References 70
Chapter 4: Dynamic Coalignments and Five Levels of Strategy: Playing Multidimensional Chess 72
Balancing Continual Dynamic Tensions 72
The Five Levels of Strategy Facing Strategic Leaders 75
Level I: Super-macro-level Models 76
Level II: Macro-level Models 78
Implications for Strategic Leadership 81
Level III: Meso-level Approaches to Strategic Leadership 82
The Dynamics of Top Management Teams and SYstem of Multiple Level Observation of Groups (SYMLOG) 84
An Illustration from the Steel Industry 87
Level IV: Micro-level Models Involving the Individual via Observable Behavior 87
Level V: The Super-micro-level—Processes Within the Individual 88
Conclusion 89
References 90
Part III: Leadership Wisdom, Inner Meaning and Creating Healthy Organizations in the Long Term 92
Chapter 5: The Role of Charismatic, Transformational, and Transactional Leadership 93
Charismatic Leadership 93
Charisma and the Four Generic Forms of Strategic Leadership 96
Charisma and Stars 96
Charisma and Leadership Networks 97
Leader’s Preferred Influence Methods 98
Conclusion 100
References 101
Chapter 6: Strategic Leadership Wisdom 103
Sources of Leadership Wisdom 103
The Inner Challenges Facing a Strategic Leader 104
Wisdom and Strategic Leaders 105
Wisdom and Mindfulness of Variation and Change 106
Some Core Assumptions 107
Understanding Variability and Wisdom in Organizations 110
A Framework for Understanding Variability and Strategic Wisdom 112
Wise Perception of Self and Environment 114
Wise Perception of Change 114
Wise Social Skills and Social Intelligence 116
Wise Understanding of Power Relationships 117
Wisdom in Symbolic Action, Interpreting Culture, and Constructing Meaning 117
Implications 119
Conclusion 121
References 121
Chapter 7: Creating Truly Healthy Organizations in the Long Term 125
Leadership with Inner Meaning and Values 126
The Current Challenge for Strategic Leaders 128
Propositions Concerning Necessary Underlying Values 130
Supporting Activities 137
Conclusion 140
References 142
Part IV: Putting it All Together 144
Chapter 8: Advice for Strategic Leaders in Turbulent  Times 145
Implications for Practice 146
An Illustrative Overview Case: Airbnb 146
Revisiting PESTEL 148
Balancing Dynamic Tensions: The Seven Coalignments 150
Overall Lessons for Strategic Leaders 151
Lesson 1 151
Lesson 2 151
Lesson 3 151
Lesson 4 152
Lesson 5 152
Lesson 6 152
Lesson 7 152
Lesson 8 152
Lesson 9 153
Lesson 10 153
Lesson 11 153
Lesson 12 153
Concluding Advice to Strategic Leaders 155
References 157
References 158
Index 166

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.8.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 164 p. 8 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: business • Business Strategy • creative leadership solutions • distributed leadership • dynamic role changes • Human Resources • Leadership • leadership networks • Management • organization • Organizations • Personal • Social Science • turbulence in competitive environments • wise leadership
• ISBN-10: 1-137-40380-2 / 1137403802
• ISBN-13: 978-1-137-40380-3 / 9781137403803