Leadership Power Struggles
Leadership is an incredibly complex concept that has been the focus of study from many different academic disciplines -- Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Business, Sociology to name a few. The literature comes in a wide variety of many differing opinions both from within the academic world as from professional practitioners. Most of the literature seems to focus on effective or ineffective leadership and the role that the organizational culture and environment play in the leaders ability to meet particular organizational objectives. However, there seems to be little literature that is directed at the consequences of power struggles between aspiring leaders in an organization and the consequences this might have for the organizational and its effectiveness. This proposal will attempt to craft a niche in this realm.
Research Problem
There are many individual instances of power struggles in organizations. One specific instance that is worthy of discussion is in the formation of cross-functional teams. A cross-functional team by definition includes an array of professionals from varying professional backgrounds, many of which are leaders in their specialty. The complexity and dynamism of team tasks are greater in contemporary organizations than ever before, and our study suggests that managers must dynamically adapt their understanding of situational demands and what resources are needed to address...
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