Leading professional service firms : power, politics, and prima donnas
Laura Empson
- Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, c2017.
- xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780198744788
2017931550
Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects Executive ability Professional corporations--Management Organizational behavior