Soumahoro, Khoko
(2022)
APPREHENSION ABOUT COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY IN MODERN ORGANISATIONS IN AFRICA.
Doctor of Business Administration thesis, University of Liverpool.
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Abstract
More than 25 years after the development of collective leadership (COLLEAD) as a leadership practice, not all modern organisations in Africa are exercising it when required. The lack of applying this practice has been attributed to different factors. The purpose of this research is to better understand how COLLEAD is practised in African organisations; to be aware of the challenges leaders and managers are facing and that make them apprehensive, and to propose a tool that can facilitate the practice of COLLEAD. The data collected for this qualitative study is from interviews and focus group discussions undertaken with leaders/managers and employees with no leadership role working for public, private, and international organisations. As a pragmatist, I built on research participants’ experiences and their opinion about the collectivist approach in leadership practice, the existing literature on the subject, and my observations, to understand the reasons of this apprehension about collective leadership. The research has confirmed that the personality and behaviour of individuals involved, influence the practice of COLLEAD. Furthermore, it has revealed that the socio-cultural background of leaders/managers and members of a team in the African context, affects this leadership practice. The hierarchical structure of the organisation, the mechanistic management style as well as the issue of accountability prevent leaders/managers and team members from fully engaging in COLLEAD practices. Overall, this action research has enabled to respond to my research questions. It has also contributed to understanding the actions required to promote COLLEAD practice and to propose a framework to guide leaders/managers.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctor of Business Administration) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Collective leadership, Guidance for collective leadership, Framework for Collective leadership |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Management |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 27 May 2022 09:00 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 21:03 |
| DOI: | 10.17638/03154584 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3154584 |
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