Leading change in multiple contexts: concepts and practices in organizational, community, political, social, and global change settings

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The St. Luke Penny Savings Bank: A Change Vignette

Purpose, Concepts, and Practices

Part I. Conceptual Perspectives on Leading Change

Introduction

1. Causality, Change, and Leadership

Barbara Rose Johns

Analytical Elements

Conclusion

Part II. Leading Change in Organizational Contexts

Introduction

The Environment of Organizational Change

Purpose of Organizational Change

Change Vignette: Technology Solutions Turns Disaster Into Dividends

2. Concepts of Organizational Change

What Kind of Organizational Change Do We Want or Need?

Conclusion

3. Concepts of Leadership in Organizational Change

What Type of Leadership Do We Want or Need to Accomplish Change?

Conclusion

4. Organizational Change Practices

Which Practices Do We Employ to Implement Change?

Conclusion

Applications and Reflections

Part III. Leading Community and Organizational Change

5. Community Change Context

Introduction

Purpose of Community Change

Change Vignette: Citizens for the Responsible Destruction of Chemical Weapons

Concepts of Change

Concepts of Leadership

Change Practices

Conclusion

Application and Reflection

6. Crossing Organizational and Community Contexts

Introduction

Change Vignette: Microcredit to Rural Women

Concepts of Change Across Organizational and Community Contexts

Concepts of Leadership Across Organizational and Community Contexts

Change Practices Across Organizational and Community Contexts

Conclusion

Part IV. Leading Political and Social Change

7. Political Change Context

Introduction

Purpose of Political Change

Change Vignette: Extraordinary Rendition

Concepts of Political Change

Concepts of Political Leadership

Change Practices

Conclusion

Application and Reflection

8. Social Change Context

Introduction

The Purpose of Social Change

Change Vignette: OASIS: An Initiative in the Mental Health Consumer Movement

Concepts of Social Change

Concepts of Social Change Leadership

Social Change Practices

Conclusion

Application and Reflection

9. Crossing Political and Social Contexts

Introduction

Vignette: The Sikh Coalition

Concepts of Political and Social Change

Concepts of Political and Social Leadership

Change Practices Across Political and Social Contexts

Conclusion

Part V. Leading Global Change

10. Global Change Context

Introduction

Purpose of Global Change

Change Vignette: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline

Concepts of Global Change

Concepts of Global Leadership

Global Change Practices

Conclusion

Application and Reflection

11. Crossing Global and Social Contexts: Virtual Activism in Transnational Dotcauses, E-Movements, and Internet Nongovernmental Organizations

Introduction

Change Vignette: Is Global Civil Society a Good Thing?

Concepts of Virtual Change

Concepts of Virtual Leadership

Virtual Change Practices

Conclusion

12. Conclusion: Connecting Concepts and Practices in Multiple Contexts

Epilogue: Leading Intellectual Change: The Power of Ideas

Index

About the Author

About the Contributors

Cover; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Introduction; PART I: Conceptual Perspectives on Leading Change; 1

Causality, Change, and Leadership; PART II: Leading Change in Organizational Contexts; 2

Concepts of Organizational Change; 3

Concepts of Leadership in Organizational Change; 4

Organizational Change Practices; PART III: Leading Community and Organizational Change; 5- Community Change Context; 6

Crossing Organizational and Community Contexts; PART IV: Leading Political and Social Change; 7

Political Change Context; 8

Social Change Context.

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Crossing Political and Social ContextsPART V: Leading Global Change; 10

Global Change Context; 11

Crossing Global and Social Contexts; 12

Conclusion; Epilogue: Leading Intellectual Change: The Power of Ideas; Index; About the Author.