Contents

  1. Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations

  2. Introduction

  3. Authors

    1. Clayton Smith
    2. Carson Babich
    4. Mark Lubrick

  4. Acknowledgements

  5. Part 1: Understanding Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations
  6. Chapter 2: Management Theories and Practice

    1. 2.1 Classical Management Theories

      1. Bureaucratic Theory
      2. Scientific Management Theory
      3. Behavioral Management Theory
      4. Human Relations Theory

    2. 2.2 Functions of Management in Organizations

      1. Theory X and Theory Y

    3. 2.3 Contemporary Management Theories

      1. Technology
      2. Diversity
      3. Globalization
      4. Activity: Management Factors

    4. 2.4 Building a Management Model in Learning Organizations

    5. Conclusion

    6. References

  7. Chapter 1: Introduction to Educational Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations

    1. 1.1 What is Leadership and Management?

    2. 1.2 What is a Learning Organization?

    3. 1.3 Self-Awareness in Leadership and Management

    4. 1.4 What is the General View of Leadership and Management?

      1. Activity: Leadership and Management Concept Map

    5. 1.5 The Use of Metaphors to Understand Organizational Complexity

    6. Conclusion

    7. References

  8. Chapter 3: Leadership Styles, Roles, and Traits

    1. 3.1 Leadership Styles

      1. Activity: Hershey-Blanchard Fill in the Blanks

    2. 3.2 Roles of a Leader

      1. Path-Goal and Leader-Member Theories

    3. 3.3 Behavioural Traits of a Leader

      1. The Ohio State Studies
      2. The Michigan Studies
      3. Activity: Case Study

    4. 3.4 Power and Leadership

    5. 3.5 Cultural Understandings of Transformative and Transactional Leadership

      1. Transformational
      2. Transactional
      3. Combining the Styles

    6. Conclusion

    7. References

    8. Part 1 Reflection

  9. Part 2: Conceptualizing Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations
  10. Chapter 4: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

    1. 4.1 Entrepreneurship

      1. Entrepreneurship and Learning Organizations

    2. 4.2 The Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship

    3. 4.3 Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Similarities and Differences

    4. 4.4 Social Entrepreneurship

      1. Market Expansion
      2. Resource Acquisition
      3. Relating Social Entrepreneurship to the Learning Organization
      4. Activity: Case Study

    5. 4.5 Entrepreneurial Diversity

    6. Conclusion

    7. References

  11. Chapter 5: Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

    1. 5.1 What is Ethics?

      1. Justice
      2. Utilitarianism
      3. Deontology
      4. Human Rights

    2. 5.2 What is Business Ethics?

      1. Activity: Ethical Dilemma Case Study

    3. 5.3 Corporate Social Responsibility

    4. 5.4 Modern Corporate Social Responsibility

    5. 5.5 Sustainability in Global Organizations

    6. Conclusion

    7. References

  12. Chapter 6: Learning Principles

    1. 6.1 The Learning Cycle

      1. Prepare
      2. Absorb
      3. Capture
      4. Review
      5. How Memory Works

    2. 6.2 Epistemology and Basic Methodology

    3. 6.3 Theories of Learning within Organizations

      1. Motivation Theories
      2. Bringing the Theories Together

    4. 6.4 The 3 C’s

      1. Cognitivism
      2. Constructivism
      3. Connectivism

    5. 6.5 Indigenous Pedagogy

      1. Bridging the Gap and Finding Common Ground
      2. Activity: Old Cherokee Story.

    6. Conclusion

    7. References

    8. Part 2 Reflection

  13. Part 3: Evaluating and Experiencing Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations
  14. Chapter 7: Motivation and Job Design

    1. 7.1 Job Design

    2. 7.2 Job Design Characteristics

      1. Job Simplification
      2. Job Rotation
      3. Job Enlargement
      4. Job Enrichment
      5. Measuring Motivation in a Learning Organization

    3. 7.3 External Organization Environment

    4. 7.4 Corporate Culture

      1. Activity: Case Study

    5. Conclusion

    6. References

  15. Chapter 8: Decision-Making

    1. 8.1 Overview of Decision-Making

    2. 8.2 Decision-Making Styles

      1. Activity: Pitching For Better

    3. 8.3 Challenges to Effective Decision Making

      1. Activity: Interview Analysis

    4. 8.4 Group Decision Making

    5. Conclusion

    6. References

  16. Chapter 9: Teams, Teamwork, and Collaboration

    1. 9.1 Teamwork and Collaboration

    2. 9.2 Using Experiential Education to Foster Teamwork and Collaboration

      1. Project-Based Learning
      2. Inquiry-Based Learning
      3. Activity: Blindfold Drawing

    3. 9.3 Online Collaborative Learning

    4. 9.4 Common Features in Organizations

      1. Characteristics of High Performing Teams

    5. 9.5 Teamwork in the Workplace

      1. Dynamicism and Interdisciplinary Teams

    6. Conclusion

    7. References

    8. Part 3 Reflection

  17. Part 4: Constructing and Reflecting on Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations
  18. Chapter 10: Communication

    1. 10.1 The Communication Process

    2. 10.2 Organizational Communication

    3. 10.3 Opening Channels of Communication: Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne Study

    4. 10.4 Communicative Media and Technology in Education

      1. Activity: Elephant and the Blind Men

    5. Conclusion

    6. References

  19. Chapter 11: Multicultural Leadership

    1. 11.1 Introduction to Workplace Diversity

    2. 11.2 Understanding Legislation and Diversity

      1. Canada
      2. United States
      3. Europe
      4. Why Know About Legislation?
      5. Contemporary Arguments in Diversity Legislation

    3. 11.3 Respecting the Rights of All

      1. People with Disabilities
      2. People with Diverse Religious Practices
      3. People with a Different Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
      4. Discrimination

    4. 11.4 Team Diversity and Multicultural Teams

    5. 11.5 Leadership in a Modern and Diverse Society

    6. Conclusion

    7. References

  20. Chapter 12: Leadership and Management Redux

    1. 12.1 Leadership and Management: Past and Future

      1. Aristotle
      2. Francis Bacon
      3. From Past to Future

    2. 12.2 Achievement of Organizational Culture in a Learning Organization

    3. 12.3 Is There a Difference between Management and Leadership? (The Redux)

      1. Activity: Leadership Map Before and After

    4. Conclusion

    5. References

    6. Part 4 Reflection

  22. Glossary