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Overview
The first book to bring together both leadership and change theories, concepts, and processes, Leading Change in Multiple Contexts uses a consistent framework and the latest research to help readers understand and apply the concepts and practices of leading change.
Key Features
Brings together leadership and change concepts and practices in five distinct contexts-organizational, community, political, social, and global
Draws from a wide range of classic and recent scholarship from multiple disciplines
Includes the perspectives of change and leadership experts
Offers real-life vignettes that provide examples of leading change in every context
Provides readers with application and reflection exercises that allow them to apply leadership and change concepts to their experiences
Leading Change in Multiple Contexts is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in Change Management, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development, and Leadership and Change offered in departments of business, education, communication, and public administration, as well as programs focusing on leadership, public policy, community activism, and social change.
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Meet the Author
Dr. Gill Robinson Hickman is professor emerita in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond. An inaugural faculty member of the Jepson School, she participated in its institution building and course development and has held positions as dean, professor of Public Administration, and Human Resource director. She has published several books and numerous articles/book chapters in the field of leadership studies. Her experience has led to invitations as presenter at the China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong (CELAP), Shanghai, China; the Leadership in Central Europe Conference at Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic; and a panel member at international conferences in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Canada. She was a faculty presenter at the prestigious Salzburg Seminar in Salzburg, Austria and at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa where she presented a conceptual framework for leadership and transformation for regional governments in South Africa.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments x
Introduction
The St. Luke Penny Savings Bank: A Change Vignette xi
Purpose, Concepts, and Practices xi
Part I Conceptual Perspectives on Leading Change 1
Introduction
1 Causality, Change, and Leadership Gill Robinson Hickman Richard A. Couto 3
Barbara Rose Johns 3
Analytical Elements 8
Conclusion 27
Part II Leading Change in Organizational Contexts 33
Introduction
The Environment of Organizational Change 33
Purpose of Organizational Change 35
Change Vignette: Technology Solutions Turns Disaster Into Dividends 38
2 Concepts of Organizational Change 43
What Kind of Organizational Change Do We Want or Need? 43
Conclusion 52
3 Concepts of Leadership in Organizational Change 55
What Type of Leadership Do We Want or Need to Accomplish Change? 55
Conclusion 75
4 Organizational Change Practices 79
Which Practices Do We Employ to Implement Change? 79
Conclusion 96
Applications and Reflections 99
Part III Leading Community and Organizational Change 119
5 Community Change Context Richard A. Couto Sarah Hippensteel Hall Marti Goetz 121
Introduction 121
Purpose of Community Change 121
Change Vignette: Citizens for the Responsible Destruction of Chemical Weapons 122
Concepts of Change 130
Concepts of Leadership 134
Change Practices 137
Conclusion 142
Application and Reflection 142
6 Crossing Organizational and Community Contexts 151
Introduction 151
Change Vignette: Microcredit to Rural Women 152
Concepts of Change Across Organizational and Community Contexts 155
Concepts of Leadership Across Organizational and Community Contexts 156
Change Practices Across Organizational and CommunityContexts 158
Conclusion 160
Part IV Leading Political and Social Change 161
7 Political Change Context Richard A. Couto 163
Introduction 163
Purpose of Political Change 164
Change Vignette: Extraordinary Rendition 165
Concepts of Political Change 172
Concepts of Political Leadership 176
Change Practices 184
Conclusion 190
Application and Reflection 191
8 Social Change Context 197
Introduction 197
The Purpose of Social Change 197
Change Vignette: OASIS: An Initiative in the Mental Health Consumer Movement 198
Concepts of Social Change 200
Concepts of Social Change Leadership 203
Social Change Practices 207
Conclusion 213
Application and Reflection 213
9 Crossing Political and Social Contexts 221
Introduction 221
Vignette: The Sikh Coalition 221
Concepts of Political and Social Change 223
Concepts of Political and Social Leadership 225
Change Practices Across Political and Social Contexts 226
Conclusion 228
Part V Leading Global Change 229
10 Global Change Context Rebecca Todd Peters Gill Robinson Hickman 231
Introduction 231
Purpose of Global Change 232
Change Vignette: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline 233
Concepts of Global Change 236
Concepts of Global Leadership 242
Global Change Practices 257
Conclusion 264
Application and Reflection 265
11 Crossing Global and Social Contexts: Virtual Activism in Transnational Dotcauses, E-Movements, and Internet Nongovernmental Organizations 281
Introduction 281
Change Vignette: Is Global Civil Society a Good Thing? 282
Concepts of Virtual Change 286
Concepts of Virtual Leadership 288
Virtual Change Practices 291
Conclusion 296
12 Conclusion: Connecting Concepts and Practices in Multiple Contexts 299
Epilogue: Leading Intellectual Change: The Power of Ideas James MacGregor Burns 304
Index 306
About the Author 313
About the Contributors 314