Paradox and Challenges in Military Leadership
| Autor: | Sarit Tubi, Tair Karazi-Presler, Ronit Kark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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021110 strategic
defence & security studies business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Servant leadership Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology Public relations Shared leadership Leadership Leadership studies Transactional leadership Transformational leadership Political science 0502 economics and business Leadership style business Social psychology 050203 business & management media_common |
| DOI: | 10.1108/s1479-357120160000008031 |
| Popis: | This chapter focused on challenges and tensions that characterize leadership in the military context. It aims to identify and analyze key paradoxes that are reflected in this unique setting, while exploring the challenges, opportunities, and advantages posed by these core paradoxes for leadership. It addresses different types of paradoxes, among them: (a) shared leadership versus hierarchical leadership, (b) flexibility and creativity versus conformity and discipline, (c) complexity and chaos versus simplicity and linearity, (d) hegemonic and prototypical leadership versus leadership of multiple identities, and last (e) distant leadership and exchange relationship versus intimate leadership and communal relationship. For each focal paradox, we uncover the dynamics, processes, management tensions, and possible subsequent outcomes. We suggest that leadership that is able to effectively attend to competing expectations and paradoxical tensions is essential in the current hybrid and complex organizational structure and unique context of the military. The chapter draws on interviews and prior research of leadership in the Israeli military, as well as other global military contexts, to gain a more nuanced understanding of the challenges of modern military leadership. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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