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CHAPTER 11Strategic Leadership in
Organizations
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Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Understand what organizational processes determine a company’s performance.
Understand how top executives can influence organizational processes and performance.
Understand the conditions that determine the importance and effects of strategic leadership.
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Learning Objectives (Cont.)
Understand the potential advantages of executive teams and how to use them effectively.
Understand some emerging theories of leadership in organizations.
Understand the procedures that can be used to formulate a good competitive strategy.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1
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Understand what organizational processes determine a
company's performance
Determinants of Organizational Performance
Environmental adaptation Efficiency and reliability Competitive Strategy Human Resources Programs, systems, and structures Culture
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2
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Understand how top executives can influence organizational processes and performance
How Leaders Influence Organizational Performance
Leadership Behaviors
Task-oriented improves efficiency and reliability
Change-oriented improves adaptation
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How Leaders Influence Organizational
Performance (Cont.)
Decision-making Strategy Structure Programs Systems
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How Leaders Influence Organizational
Performance (Cont.)
Trade-offs and Synergies
Coordinating leadership across levels
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3
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Understand the conditions that determine the importance and effects of strategic leadership
Situations Affecting Strategic Leadership
Environmental uncertainty
Declining performance
Top executive constraints
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Research on Effects of Strategic Leadership
CEO succession
Case studies
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4
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Understand the potential advantages of executive teams and how to use them effectively
Executive Teams
Potential advantages
Facilitating conditions
Leadership
Example study
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE 5
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Understand some emerging theories of leadership in
organizations
Emerging Theories
Shared and distributed leadership
Relational leadership
Complexity theory
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Two Key Executive Responsibilities
External monitoring
Competitive strategy formulation
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE 6
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Understand the procedures that can be used to formulate a good competitive strategy
Guidelines for Strategic Leadership
Determine long-term objectives Learn customers’ wants and needs Learn about competitors Assess current strengths and weaknesses Identify core competencies
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Guidelines for Strategic Leadership (Cont.)
Evaluate need for strategic change Identify promising strategies Evaluate strategy outcomes Involve other executives
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