Respond and deliver? Change leadership in complex organizations

TY - CHAP

T1 - Respond and deliver? Change leadership in complex organizations

AU - Fitzgerald, Louise

AU - Ferlie, Ewan

AU - McGivern, Gerry

AU - Buchanan, David

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2012 Christine Teelken, Ewan Ferlie and Mike Dent.

PY - 2013/1/1

Y1 - 2013/1/1

N2 - In the introductory chapters of this text, several questions were raised concerning the nature of leadership in public organizations. In this chapter, we address two of these questions in particular. The first is summarized into one question by Denis et al. (2005: 450) as the central dilemma of public sector leadership: ‘Can leaders intervene proactively or not in public organizations?' Our second focus relates to the important question of whether leadership patterns in the public sector are individualized or involve a small team or are dispersed in nature?.

AB - In the introductory chapters of this text, several questions were raised concerning the nature of leadership in public organizations. In this chapter, we address two of these questions in particular. The first is summarized into one question by Denis et al. (2005: 450) as the central dilemma of public sector leadership: ‘Can leaders intervene proactively or not in public organizations?' Our second focus relates to the important question of whether leadership patterns in the public sector are individualized or involve a small team or are dispersed in nature?.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122336804&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.4324/9780203119761-13

DO - 10.4324/9780203119761-13

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85122336804

SN - 9780415591744

SP - 62

EP - 87

BT - Leadership in the Public Sector

PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd

ER -