1. Debating Leaderless Management : Can Employees Do Without Leaders?
- Author
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Frederik Hertel, Anders Örtenblad, Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen, Frederik Hertel, Anders Örtenblad, and Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen
- Subjects
- Decentralization in management, Leadership
- Abstract
Management research has traditionally assumed that leaders play an essential role in both public and private organizations and are required for a business to run smoothly. However, more recently, a vein of critical research has claimed that leaders can do more harm than good, creating confusion and putting their reputation before production and employee wellbeing. This book asks the question - what would happen if there were no leaders? Would employees be better off without formal (or informal) leaders? And even if such a utopia were desirable, would it be realizable in practice?
- Published
- 2022