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Book Synopsis

A state-of-the-art reference, drawing on key contemporary research to provide an in-depth, international, and competencies-based approach to the psychology of leadership, change and OD

  • Puts cutting-edge evidence at the fingertips of organizational psychology practitioners who need it most, but who do not always have the time or resources to keep up with scholarly research
  • Thematic chapters cover leadership and employee well-being, organizational creativity and innovation, positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry, and leadership-culture fit
  • Contributors include David Cooperrider, Manfred Kets de Vries, Emma Donaldson-Feilder, Staale Einarsen, David Day, Beverley Alimo-Metcalfe, Michael Chaskalson and Bernard Burnes


Table of Contents

About the editors vii

About the contributors ix

Foreword xv

Series preface xvii

Railway Children xix

1 The Role of Psychology in Leadership, Change, and Organization Development 1
H. Skipton Leonard, Rachel Lewis, Arthur M. Freedman, and Jonathan Passmore

Part I Leadership 13

2 A critical review of leadership theory 15
Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe

3 Evidence-based management and leadership 49
Rob B. Briner and Neil D. Walshe

4 Psychodynamic issues in organizational leadership 65
Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Elizabeth Florent-Treacy, and Konstantin Korotov

5 Do I trust you to lead the way? Exploring trust and mistrust in leader–follower relations 89
Michelle C. Bligh and Jeffrey C. Kohles

6 Leader–culture fit: aligning leadership and corporate culture 113
Gary N. Burns, Lindsey M. Kotrba, and Daniel R. Denison

7 When leaders are bullies: concepts, antecedents, and consequences 129
Ståle Einarsen, Anders Skogstad, and Lars Glasø

8 Leadership and employee well-being 155
Emma Donaldson-Feilder, Fehmidah Munir, and Rachel Lewis

9 Transformational leadership and psychological well-being: effects on followers and leaders 175
Kara A. Arnold and Catherine E. Connelly

10 Making the mindful leader: cultivating skills for facing adaptive challenges 195
Jeremy Hunter and Michael Chaskalson

11 The future of leadership 221
David V. Day and John Antonakis

Part II Change 237

12 The History and Current Status of Organizational and Systems Change 239
H. Skipton Leonard

13 Positive psychology and appreciative inquiry: the contribution of the literature to an understanding of the nature and process of change in organizations 267
Stefan P. Cantore and David L. Cooperrider

14 P articipation and organizational commitment during change: from utopist to realist perspectives 289
Rune Lines and Marcus Selart

15 Developmental Approaches for Enhancing Organizational Creativity and Innovation 313
Jane Henry

16 Individual readiness for organizational change 331
Myungweon Choi and Wendy E.A. Ruona

17 Towards an integration of stage theories of planned organizational change 347
Janice M. Prochaska, James O. Prochaska, and Dustin Bailey

18 Culture and change in developing Western countries 357
Anthony Montgomery

Part III Organizational Development 379

19 A Critical Review of Organization Development 381
Bernard Burnes

20 The application of systems theory to organizational diagnosis 405
Arthur M. Freedman

21 Organizational-development research interventions: perspectives from action research and collaborative management research 443
David Coghlan and A.B. (Rami) Shani

Index 461

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      Publication Date: 26/08/2016
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A state-of-the-art reference, drawing on key contemporary research to provide an in-depth, international, and competencies-based approach to the psychology of leadership, change and OD

      • Puts cutting-edge evidence at the fingertips of organizational psychology practitioners who need it most, but who do not always have the time or resources to keep up with scholarly research
      • Thematic chapters cover leadership and employee well-being, organizational creativity and innovation, positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry, and leadership-culture fit
      • Contributors include David Cooperrider, Manfred Kets de Vries, Emma Donaldson-Feilder, Staale Einarsen, David Day, Beverley Alimo-Metcalfe, Michael Chaskalson and Bernard Burnes


      Table of Contents

      About the editors vii

      About the contributors ix

      Foreword xv

      Series preface xvii

      Railway Children xix

      1 The Role of Psychology in Leadership, Change, and Organization Development 1
      H. Skipton Leonard, Rachel Lewis, Arthur M. Freedman, and Jonathan Passmore

      Part I Leadership 13

      2 A critical review of leadership theory 15
      Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe

      3 Evidence-based management and leadership 49
      Rob B. Briner and Neil D. Walshe

      4 Psychodynamic issues in organizational leadership 65
      Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Elizabeth Florent-Treacy, and Konstantin Korotov

      5 Do I trust you to lead the way? Exploring trust and mistrust in leader–follower relations 89
      Michelle C. Bligh and Jeffrey C. Kohles

      6 Leader–culture fit: aligning leadership and corporate culture 113
      Gary N. Burns, Lindsey M. Kotrba, and Daniel R. Denison

      7 When leaders are bullies: concepts, antecedents, and consequences 129
      Ståle Einarsen, Anders Skogstad, and Lars Glasø

      8 Leadership and employee well-being 155
      Emma Donaldson-Feilder, Fehmidah Munir, and Rachel Lewis

      9 Transformational leadership and psychological well-being: effects on followers and leaders 175
      Kara A. Arnold and Catherine E. Connelly

      10 Making the mindful leader: cultivating skills for facing adaptive challenges 195
      Jeremy Hunter and Michael Chaskalson

      11 The future of leadership 221
      David V. Day and John Antonakis

      Part II Change 237

      12 The History and Current Status of Organizational and Systems Change 239
      H. Skipton Leonard

      13 Positive psychology and appreciative inquiry: the contribution of the literature to an understanding of the nature and process of change in organizations 267
      Stefan P. Cantore and David L. Cooperrider

      14 P articipation and organizational commitment during change: from utopist to realist perspectives 289
      Rune Lines and Marcus Selart

      15 Developmental Approaches for Enhancing Organizational Creativity and Innovation 313
      Jane Henry

      16 Individual readiness for organizational change 331
      Myungweon Choi and Wendy E.A. Ruona

      17 Towards an integration of stage theories of planned organizational change 347
      Janice M. Prochaska, James O. Prochaska, and Dustin Bailey

      18 Culture and change in developing Western countries 357
      Anthony Montgomery

      Part III Organizational Development 379

      19 A Critical Review of Organization Development 381
      Bernard Burnes

      20 The application of systems theory to organizational diagnosis 405
      Arthur M. Freedman

      21 Organizational-development research interventions: perspectives from action research and collaborative management research 443
      David Coghlan and A.B. (Rami) Shani

      Index 461

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