Abstract
Leadership-as-practice (LAP) is one of a suite of new theories subsumed under the term ‘collective leadership’. We develop LAP as a dynamic theory of practice by drawing on Pragmatist philosophy and the recent literature on the communicative constitution of organization (CCO). In parallel with this theoretical development, we propose a mobile methodology that takes a novel approach to shadowing situations as they emerge in practice. We illustrate the interplay between theory and method using an empirical case set in a Scottish health and social care organization as it seeks transformative change through collaborative leadership. The paper contributes an integration of theory and method for exploring the processual dynamics of LAP.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 35 |
| Publication status | Unpublished - 5 Jul 2018 |
| Event | 34th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 5 Jul 2018 → 7 Jul 2018 https://www.egosnet.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | 34th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium |
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| Abbreviated title | EGOS 2018 |
| Country/Territory | Estonia |
| City | Tallinn |
| Period | 5/07/18 → 7/07/18 |
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Keywords
- leadership-as-practice
- process ontology
- pragmatism
- inquiry
- shadowing
- CCO