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Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations: A Therapeutic Approach
Author(s): Alan Goldman (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: 10 Dec. 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521717345
- ISBN-13: 9780521717342
Book Description
Organizational behavior and leadership research has traditionally been deeply influenced by positive psychology and appreciative inquiry. Yet, in recent times, a wave of corporate scandals and spectacular organizational failures has forced management and organizational theorists to rethink this approach. Unethical CEO behavior, white collar crime, property deviance, employee grievances and lawsuits, organizational terrorism, and workplace violence have all provided the impetus for an examination of the darker side of leadership. In Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations, Alan Goldman draws on his extensive experience as a management consultant and executive coach to provide a fascinating behind-closed-doors account of troubled leaders and the effect they have on their organizations. Featuring clinical case studies, ranging from the fashion industry to an aeronautical engineering corporation, the book explores the damaging effects of destructive leadership on organizations and provides the tools necessary for early recognition, assessment, and treatment.
