Leading professional service firms : power, politics, and prima donnas
By: Empson, Laura
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BookPublisher: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, c2017.Description: xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780198744788Subject(s): Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects | Executive ability | Professional corporations -- Management | Organizational behaviorDDC classification: 174.4 EM LE Online resources: Location Map
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This book reveals the power dynamics and interpersonal politics that lie at the heart of professional organizations. Drawing on the latest academic theory, and based on interviews with over 500 senior professionals, it analyses how professionals come together to create 'leadership'. It explains how change happens and why leaders so often fail.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 174.4 EM LE (Browse shelf) | Available | April2018 | T0057767 |
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| 174.4 DE PR Principles of ethics and corporate governance in financial services / | 174.4 EA MA Marketing ethics & society | 174.4 EA WH Why business ethics matters : | 174.4 EM LE Leading professional service firms : | 174.4 ET HI Ethical theory and business / | 174.4 ET HI Ethical challenges to business as usual / | 174.4 ET HI Ethical challenges to business as usual / |
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP; PART 2: LEADERSHIP AND INDIVIDUALS; PART 3: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONS; PART 4: CONCLUSIONS
This book reveals the power dynamics and interpersonal politics that lie at the heart of professional organizations. Drawing on the latest academic theory, and based on interviews with over 500 senior professionals, it analyses how professionals come together to create 'leadership'. It explains how change happens and why leaders so often fail.