scispace - formally typeset
Journal ArticleDOI

Building theories from case study research.

Kathleen M. Eisenhardt
- 01 Oct 1989 - 
- Vol. 14, Iss: 4, pp 532-550
TLDR
In this paper, the authors define a leadership event as a perceived segment of action whose meaning is created by the interactions of actors involved in producing it, and present a set of innovative methods for capturing and analyzing these contextually driven processes.
Abstract
�Traditional, hierarchical views of leadership are less and less useful given the complexities of our modern world. Leadership theory must transition to new perspectives that account for the complex adaptive needs of organizations. In this paper, we propose that leadership (as opposed to leaders) can be seen as a complex dynamic process that emerges in the interactive “spaces between” people and ideas. That is, leadership is a dynamic that transcends the capabilities of individuals alone; it is the product of interaction, tension, and exchange rules governing changes in perceptions and understanding. We label this a dynamic of adaptive leadership, and we show how this dynamic provides important insights about the nature of leadership and its outcomes in organizational fields. We define a leadership event as a perceived segment of action whose meaning is created by the interactions of actors involved in producing it, and we present a set of innovative methods for capturing and analyzing these contextually driven processes. We provide theoretical and practical implications of these ideas for organizational behavior and organization and management theory.

read more

Content maybe subject to copyright    Report

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Two-sided Internet Platforms: A Business Model Lifecycle Perspective

TL;DR: In this paper, a model of the evolution of marketing strategies and business models of two-sided Internet businesses is presented, where Internet intermediaries are visualized as resource integrators, involving consumers and business partners in a process of co-creation of value.
Journal ArticleDOI

Rapid internationalization of traditional SMEs: Between gradualist models and born globals

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that traditional SMEs are able to speed up their internationalization process by, thus, rapidly catching up with the increasing global competition and explain the peculiar path followed by SMEs.
Journal ArticleDOI

Explaining the internationalization of ibusiness firms

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extend existing internationalization theory to encompass a new type of organization, the ibusiness firm, which offers a platform that allows users to interact with each other and generate value through user co-creation of content.
Journal ArticleDOI

Optimizing patient involvement in quality improvement.

TL;DR: It is aimed to characterize patient involvement in three improvement projects and to identify strengths and weaknesses of contrasting approaches.
Journal ArticleDOI

Tradition and innovation in Italian wine family businesses

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed how a strategy based on the combination of tradition and innovation can offer a competitive advantage to a medium-sized family firm operating in the wine sector.
References
More filters
Book

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

TL;DR: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions as discussed by the authors is a seminal work in the history of science and philosophy of science, and it has been widely cited as a major source of inspiration for the present generation of scientists.
Book

The Constitution of Society. Outline of the Theory of Structuration

TL;DR: Giddens as discussed by the authors has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade and outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form.
Book

Qualitative analysis for social scientists

TL;DR: This book presents a meta-coding pedagogical architecture grounded in awareness contexts that helps practitioners and students understand one another better and take responsibility for one another's learning.