The Enactment of Strategic Leadership: A Critical Perspective

The book explores the meaning and roles of strategy and leadership in our lives, challenging the notion of strategic leadership as either personal or organizational. It discusses the duality of the essence of strategic leadership and raises questions about its role in organizations. The author utilizes a post-modern perspective and draws on concepts of hegemony and ideology to discuss the role of organizational culture and networks, as well as the underlying tensions associated with strategic leadership.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 323 pages
Publication date: 05 July 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The Open Access book "Strategic Leadership: Meaning and Roles in Our Lives" explores the significance and functions of strategy and leadership in our daily lives. Based on the author's extensive experience, the book delves into the question of whether strategic leadership truly exists or whether it is merely a belief that it does. The author contends that the duality of strategic leadership is evident, as it can be perceived as both personalized and as a pervasive characteristic of an organization. The book raises further questions, prompting a critical assessment of one of the most widely used concepts in management research and practice. The author begins with an ontological and historical discussion of the concept's development, followed by a discussion of strategic leadership. Utilizing a post-modern perspective and drawing on concepts such as hegemony and ideology, the author examines the role of organizational culture and networks, as well as the underlying tensions associated with strategic leadership.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 147 x 209 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031038013
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022