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Travelling Leadership Ideas as a Business Virus

In: Reimagining Sustainable Organization

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  • Birgit Helene Jevnaker

    (BI Norwegian Business School)

  • Johan Olaisen

    (BI Norwegian Business School)

Abstract

Virtually identical management ideas seem to crop up simultaneously in similar organizations globally, in what ways can this phenomenon be understood? Leaders in organizations may play a more active role than those often depicted in the management fashion theory. The encounter between thought and practice may be lasting; beliefs may affect training and practice. The ideas may represent a trade-off between business strategy, leadership, and employees. We keep acceptable and adequate ideas while we drop unacceptable and inadequate plans. The ideas work like a sensitizing concept of directions along which to look for temporary order and stability, as well as potential change. Adopting a business idea is like a virus spreading worldwide, leaving an enormous impact through global corporations and societies. In this chapter, we study management ideas in a selection of top Scandinavian corporations to generate and discuss 8 relevant hypotheses. The same ideas might reach public institutions like universities and hospitals. In public institutions, they might present as a form of New Public Management or merely a way of managing, e.g. universities or hospitals through a magic business virus, creating what looks like similar strategies found in private businesses.

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  • Birgit Helene Jevnaker & Johan Olaisen, 2022. "Travelling Leadership Ideas as a Business Virus," Springer Books, in: Reimagining Sustainable Organization, chapter 0, pages 31-54, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-96210-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96210-4_2
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