Organisational Leadership and Power

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Leadership has become very important in the competitive world of today. It is different from management, mainly in its future-orientation and creative approach. Different theories have been suggested to understand leadership. This volume reviews some new theories with practical implications in organisations. The role of crucibles in developing leaders has been explored. Transformational functions of leaders are examined with an emphasis on empowerment through decentralization. Interestingly, the more the leader gives up power, the more powerful the leader becomes. This concept of power has been explored in detail, making a clear distinction between coercive (de-powering) and persuasive (empowering) powers. Empowerment audit has been discussed in detail, and the process of auditing for empowerment has been spelled out.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Udai Pareek

Udai Pareek is a Distinguished Visiting Professor and Vice President of the Management Board of the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) Jaipur, India. His areas of professional interest and expertise include: Facilitating Change at Individual, Group and Organization levels, Instruments for HRD and Role-based Interventions. He is an Advisory Member of Human Resource Development International for Asia and the Middle East, and is the Editor of the Journal of Health Management. He has authored and edited about 50 books and more than 350 papers. His works have been cited in national and international reference books.