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Addressing the area of shared leadership, also known as collective or distributed leadership, this edited book embraces the underlying idea that leadership is a dynamic process that intersects closely with followership. While some authors present rigorously researched qualitative and quantitative case studies that investigate the dynamics of followership in distributive leadership in terms of collective decision-making, leadership identity, roles and demographic composition of groups in a variety of settings, other authors take a critical look at distributed leadership models by viewing them through the lens of nature and ecosystems as well as human development processes. The chapters aim to inspire readers to challenge the current definition of leadership and explore more inclusive and holistic paradigms. Distributed Leadership provides a comprehensive and constructive contribution to the field of leadership and will be an essential read for academics and scholar-practitioners interested in business management.
List of contents
1. Exploring Distributed Leadership through a Leader-Follower Lens; Marc Hurwitz.- 2. Followership Engagement in Hybrid Distributed Leadership; Neha Chatwani.- 3. Investigating the Dynamism of Change in Leadership in Identity; Koen Marichal, Jesse Segers, Karen Wouters and Jeroen Stouten.- 4. From Followership to Shared Leadership: The Changing Role in the Healthcare Team; Mark Clark and Martina Buljac-Samardzic.- 5. Investigating Team performance in Generation Y in Delhi (India); Shalini Sahni.- 6. Fostering Creative Engagement through the Use of Collaborative Visual Mapping; Regina Rowland.- 7. A Methodology for Enabling Collaboration Inspired by Enrique Pichon-Rivière; Martin Echavarria.- 8. Human Developmental Processes as Key to Creating Impactful Leadership; Graham Boyd and Otto Lakse.- 9. Following Nature's Lead; Domenica Devine.
About the author
Neha Chatwani is Adjunct Professor of Human Resource Management at the Vienna University of Applied Sciences, Austria. She is the founder of the workplace atelier, which focuses on providing services in strategic change management bricolage for leadership.
Summary
Challenges the assumption that distributed leadership is a form of shared leadership thus providing a rethinking of this concept
Provides case studies within business and non-profit contexts
Critically discusses and analyses current leadership models
