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This is one of the first books to fully value and realize the connection between leadership and learning in SMEs. It provides a real-life narrative, encapsulating the development of business people on a leadership program for SME managers, whilst explaining the key theories, models and techniques th...
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Cheltenham, Glos : Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2015
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| description | This is one of the first books to fully value and realize the connection between leadership and learning in SMEs. It provides a real-life narrative, encapsulating the development of business people on a leadership program for SME managers, whilst explaining the key theories, models and techniques that underpin the leadership methods and approaches deployed at each stage of the delegate's journey. The book follows three owner/managers over a ten-month period. Each chapter splits into two - an aesthetic narrative on the learning journey and a 'theory sandwich', which draws the reader's attention to the theories, models and debates underpinning the learning at each stage of the delegate's journey. Academics as well as students will benefit from the research-based examination of leadership learning in the SME context, as it will allow them to stand in the shoes of owners or managers. Policy makers and practitioners will also find the narrative both revealing and informative. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5261662020-12-19T17:19:48ZLeading small business : business growth through leadership development / Barnes, Stewart, author Kempster, Steve, author Smith, Sue, author Cheltenham, Glos : Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2015engThis is one of the first books to fully value and realize the connection between leadership and learning in SMEs. It provides a real-life narrative, encapsulating the development of business people on a leadership program for SME managers, whilst explaining the key theories, models and techniques that underpin the leadership methods and approaches deployed at each stage of the delegate's journey. The book follows three owner/managers over a ten-month period. Each chapter splits into two - an aesthetic narrative on the learning journey and a 'theory sandwich', which draws the reader's attention to the theories, models and debates underpinning the learning at each stage of the delegate's journey. Academics as well as students will benefit from the research-based examination of leadership learning in the SME context, as it will allow them to stand in the shoes of owners or managers. Policy makers and practitioners will also find the narrative both revealing and informative.Includes bibliographical references and indexContents: Preface : Background and Introduction to LEAD. --- 1. The Owner/manager, Leadership and Business Growth --- 2. Why is Leadership Learning Problematic for Small Business? --- 3. Leadership Learning --- 4. Coaching for Growth --- 5. Becoming a LEAD Delegate and Identity Development --- 6. Observational Learning --- 7. Single, Double and Triple-loop Learning --- 8. Human, Social and Institutional Capital --- 9. Theoretical Importance of Exchanges --- 10. Bird Nest and Marbles --- 11. Reflection and Reflexivity --- 12. The Learning and the Changes --- 13. Ambitious Implications Epilogue - Turning LEAD into GOLD to GAIN: Business Alchemy and Work Based Learning. References Index.This is one of the first books to fully value and realize the connection between leadership and learning in SMEs. It provides a real-life narrative, encapsulating the development of business people on a leadership program for SME managers, whilst explaining the key theories, models and techniques that underpin the leadership methods and approaches deployed at each stage of the delegate's journey. The book follows three owner/managers over a ten-month period. Each chapter splits into two - an aesthetic narrative on the learning journey and a 'theory sandwich', which draws the reader's attention to the theories, models and debates underpinning the learning at each stage of the delegate's journey. Academics as well as students will benefit from the research-based examination of leadership learning in the SME context, as it will allow them to stand in the shoes of owners or managers. Policy makers and practitioners will also find the narrative both revealing and informative.PSZJBLSmall businessLeadership URN:ISBN:9781783475490 |
| spellingShingle | Small business Leadership Barnes, Stewart, author Kempster, Steve, author Smith, Sue, author Leading small business : business growth through leadership development / |
| title | Leading small business : business growth through leadership development / |
| title_full | Leading small business : business growth through leadership development / |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Leading small business : business growth through leadership development / |
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| topic | Small business Leadership |
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