April 2023
Intermediate to advanced
450 pages
15h 22m
English
In the 1980s, new theories of leadership emerged that diverged markedly from those that grew out of the Ohio State and University of Michigan studies. The U.S. economy had lost its preeminence by the late 1970s, and there was a swell of interest in strong leaders who could provide boldness, incisive strategies, wide appeal, and sweeping changes when necessary. It was widely felt that “the problem with many organizations, and especially the ones that are failing, is that they tend to be overmanaged and underled” (Bennis & Nanus, 1985, p. 21). This view had been clearly articulated as early as 1977 in the Harvard Business Review by Abraham Zaleznik in an article ...
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