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Magnus Larsson
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‘It's the organization that is wrong’ : Exploring disengagement from organisations through leadership development
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Summary, in English
This research explores the relationship between participation in leadership development programmes and disengagement from the employing organization. Based on repeated interviews with 10 managers participating in an open leadership development programme, our analysis shows that half of the participants reflected a sense of distancing themselves from how their organizations practiced leadership, and for some, an emotional disengagement with their home organization which we see as analogous to changes in social identity. We problematize the role of management and leadership development programmes with regard to the relationship between organizations and employees. A series of paradoxes are reflected in our critique of this relationship. The most prominent in terms of implications is that a successful management and leadership development programme – recognized by employees and employers – can generate dissatisfaction with the home organization as a consequence of the purpose of the programme: to increase confidence and enhanced agency. This paradox has significant implication to the leadership development industry and we explore these implications.
Department/s
- Department of Psychology
Publishing year
2020-04-01
Language
English
Pages
141-162
Publication/Series
Leadership
Volume
16
Issue
2
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Psychology
- Business Administration
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1742-7169