"This book specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. It includes case illustrations from technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail business sectors. Illustrations are drawn from...

Introduction -- Experiencing change : the depot manager's story -- The managed approach to change : the management view of the change process -- A complexity view of change : an alternative approach -- Facilitating change : a story of change leadership -- Choosing to change in the face of the...

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The police in national emergency -- Terror in Norway -- Panic and collapse of hierarchy -- Collapse of leadership and coordination -- Complexity and practice -- Organizational practices and leadership -- Communication -- Power, identity, and ethics -- The...

"The quality of its business leadership is a key issue for the future development of Asia's economies. Although Asia's economies have grown spectacularly in recent decades, they are currently facing increasing challenges. This book explores the current state of business leaders and leadership in...