Alvesson, Mats, 1956-

Reflexive leadership : organizing in an imperfect world / Mats Alvesson, Martin Blom, Stefan Sveningsson. - Los Angeles SAGE 2017 - ix, 238 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-233) and index.

1. Leadership: the need for a reflexive approach -- 2. On reflection and reflexivity -- 3. Perspectives on leadership -- 4. Leadership beyond ideology, harmony and all-inclusiveness: the case for a more nuanced view -- 5. Leadership and organizational culture -- 6. Followership and its alternatives -- 7. Modes of organizing -- 8. Leadership varieties: the 5P framework -- 9. Constraints on leadership in managerial work -- 10. Alignment or misfit in leadership constructions? -- 11. Reflexive group work on leadership and its alternatives -- 12. Reflexive and unreflexive leadership -- 13. The reflexive follower (LIP) -- 14. Conclusions: reflexivity, trap-awareness and a suggested way forward.

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Leadership.

HD57.7 / .A423 2017

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