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Book SynopsisBringing groups together is a central and unrelenting task of leadership. CEOs must nudge their executives to rise above divisional turf battles, mayors try to cope with gangs in conflict, and leaders of many countries face the realities of sectarian violence.
Crossing the Divide introduces cutting-edge research and insight into these age-old problems. Edited by Todd Pittinsky of Harvard''s Kennedy School of Government, this collection of essays brings together two powerful scholarly disciplines: intergroup relations and leadership. What emerges is a new mandate for leaders to reassess what have been regarded as some very successful tactics for building group cohesion. Leaders can no longer just rally the troops. Instead they must employ more positive means to span boundaries, affirm identity, cultivate trust, and collaborate productively.
In this multidisciplinary volume, highly regarded business scholars, social psychologists, policy experts, and interfaith activis
Table of Contents
Introduction: Intergroup Leadership: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Is Done -Todd L. Pittinsky Part I Insights & Concepts Chapter 1 Leadership Across Group Divides: The Challenges and Potential of Common Group Identity -John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, and Marika J. Lamoreaux Chapter 2 From Group Conflict to Social Harmony: Leading Across Diverse and Conflicting Identities - Michael A. Hogg Chapter 3 On the Social Psychology of Intergroup Leadership: The Importance of Social Identity and Self-Categorization Processes -Michael J. Platow, Stephen D. Reicher, and S. Alexander Haslam Chapter 4 United Pluralism: Balancing Subgroup Identification and Superordinate Group Cooperation -Margarita Krochik and Tom Tyler Chapter 5 Imaginative Leadership: How Leaders of Marginalized Groups Negotiate Intergroup Relations -Jolanda Jetten and Frank Mols PART II TOOLS AND PATHWAYS Chapter 6 Creating Common Ground: Propositions About Effective Intergroup Leadership -Rosabeth Moss Kanter Chapter 7 Boundary-Spanning Leadership: Tactics to Bridge Social Identity Groups in Organizations -Chris Ernst and Jeff Yip Chapter 8 Trust-Building in Intergroup Negotiations: Challenges and Opportunities for Creative Leaders -Roderick M. Kramer Chapter 9 Boundaries Need Not Be Barriers: Leading Collaboration Among Groups in Decentralized Organizations -Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Chapter 10 Operating Across Boundaries: Leading Adaptive Change -Ronald Heifetz Cases In Context Chapter 11 Leadership for Enhancing Coexistence: Promoting Social Cohesion Among Groups in Pluralistic Societies -Alan B. Slifka Chapter 12 Bringing Groups Together: The Politics of Africa and Elsewhere -Robert I. Rotberg Chapter 13 The Context for Intergroup Leadership Among Women's Groups in Saudi Arabia -May Al-Dabbagh Chapter 14 From Bolted-on to Built-In: Diversity Management and Intergroup Leadership in American Corporations -Candice Castleberry-Singleton Chapter 15 Reaching Across the Aisle: Innovations for Cross-Party Cultural Collaboration -Mark Gerzon Chapter 16 Collective Memory and Intergroup Leadership: Israel as a Case Study -Irit Keynan Chapter 17 Interfaith Leadership: Bringing Religious Groups Together -Eboo Patel, April Kunze, and Noah Silverman
