Stacey, Ralph D. <br/><br/>
Tools and techniques of leadership and management :  meeting the challenge of complexity / 
Ralph Stacey. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2012. 
 - ix, 182 pages   ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-173) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The theory of complex responsive processes : understanding organisations as patterns of interaction between people -- Understanding organizing activities as the game : the social background of leadership and management activities -- The leadership and management tools and techniques of instrumental rationality : rules and step by step procedures -- The limitations of the tools and techniques of instrumental rationality : incompatibility with expert performance -- The leadership and management techniques of disciplinary power : surveillance and normalization -- Taking the techniques of disciplinary power to the extreme : domination and coercive persuasion -- Institutions and the techniques of leadership and management : habits rules and routines -- The leadership and management "techniques" of practical judgment : reflexive inquiry, improvisation and political adroitness -- Conclusion : frequently asked questions -- Appendix reflexive inquiry : movements in my and how i find myself thinking differently as a consequence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415531184 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011049078 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Leadership<br/>Management
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD57.7  / St1 2012