Leading in Inter-Organizational Networks: Towards a Reflexive Practice

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In view of the rising importance and prevalence of network-based collaboration, this book aims to meet the need for more theory in this area. Theoretically conceptualizing and empirically describing the practice of reflexive leadership in inter-organisational networks, it explores how member organisations approach reflexive leadership and the associated challenges. Examining these questions from wider leadership theory perspectives as well as a tighter focus upon inter-organizational networks, the author specifically explores how reflexive leadership can be sustained and how social and political contexts may obstruct or support its use, acceptance and practice. Based on in-depth qualitative empirical fieldwork in the Swiss healthcare sector, the book offers a novel practice-theoretical model for use in inter-organizational networks. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv The Need for Reflexive Leadership in Inter-Organizational Networks (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 1-26 Theoretical Foundations of Leadership in Networks (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 27-41 Reconstructing Leadership in Networks as a Reflexive Practice (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 43-79 Methodology (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 81-98 A Practice-Theoretical Model of Reflexive Leadership in Networks (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 99-107 Case Study I: Peripheral (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 109-166 Case Study II: Urban (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 167-228 Discussion (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 229-279 Conclusion (Matthias Mitterlechner)....Pages 281-285 Back Matter ....Pages 287-343