Leading Change in Multiple Contexts: Concepts and Practices in Organizational, Community, Political, Social, and Global Change Settings Book

Acknowledgments x

Introduction

The St. Luke Penny Savings Bank: A Change Vignette xi

Purpose, Concepts, and Practices xi

Part I Conceptual Perspectives on Leading Change 1

Introduction

1 Causality, Change, and Leadership Gill Robinson Hickman Richard A. Couto 3

Barbara Rose Johns 3

Analytical Elements 8

Conclusion 27

Part II Leading Change in Organizational Contexts 33

Introduction

The Environment of Organizational Change 33

Purpose of Organizational Change 35

Change Vignette: Technology Solutions Turns Disaster Into Dividends 38

2 Concepts of Organizational Change 43

What Kind of Organizational Change Do We Want or Need? 43

Conclusion 52

3 Concepts of Leadership in Organizational Change 55

What Type of Leadership Do We Want or Need to Accomplish Change? 55

Conclusion 75

4 Organizational Change Practices 79

Which Practices Do We Employ to Implement Change? 79

Conclusion 96

Applications and Reflections 99

Part III Leading Community and Organizational Change 119

5 Community Change Context Richard A. Couto Sarah Hippensteel Hall Marti Goetz 121

Introduction 121

Purpose of Community Change 121

Change Vignette: Citizens for the Responsible Destruction of Chemical Weapons 122

Concepts of Change 130

Concepts of Leadership 134

Change Practices 137

Conclusion 142

Application and Reflection 142

6 Crossing Organizational and Community Contexts 151

Introduction 151

Change Vignette: Microcredit to Rural Women 152

Concepts of Change Across Organizational and Community Contexts 155

Concepts of Leadership Across Organizational and Community Contexts 156

Change Practices Across Organizational and CommunityContexts 158

Conclusion 160

Part IV Leading Political and Social Change 161

7 Political Change Context Richard A. Couto 163

Introduction 163

Purpose of Political Change 164

Change Vignette: Extraordinary Rendition 165

Concepts of Political Change 172

Concepts of Political Leadership 176

Change Practices 184

Conclusion 190

Application and Reflection 191

8 Social Change Context 197

Introduction 197

The Purpose of Social Change 197

Change Vignette: OASIS: An Initiative in the Mental Health Consumer Movement 198

Concepts of Social Change 200

Concepts of Social Change Leadership 203

Social Change Practices 207

Conclusion 213

Application and Reflection 213

9 Crossing Political and Social Contexts 221

Introduction 221

Vignette: The Sikh Coalition 221

Concepts of Political and Social Change 223

Concepts of Political and Social Leadership 225

Change Practices Across Political and Social Contexts 226

Conclusion 228

Part V Leading Global Change 229

10 Global Change Context Rebecca Todd Peters Gill Robinson Hickman 231

Introduction 231

Purpose of Global Change 232

Change Vignette: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline 233

Concepts of Global Change 236

Concepts of Global Leadership 242

Global Change Practices 257

Conclusion 264

Application and Reflection 265

11 Crossing Global and Social Contexts: Virtual Activism in Transnational Dotcauses, E-Movements, and Internet Nongovernmental Organizations 281

Introduction 281

Change Vignette: Is Global Civil Society a Good Thing? 282

Concepts of Virtual Change 286

Concepts of Virtual Leadership 288

Virtual Change Practices 291

Conclusion 296

12 Conclusion: Connecting Concepts and Practices in Multiple Contexts 299

Epilogue: Leading Intellectual Change: The Power of Ideas James MacGregor Burns 304

Index 306

About the Author 313

About the Contributors 314