Macdonald, Ian,  1950 October 23- <br/><br/>
Systems leadership :  creating positive organizations / 
by Ian Macdonald, Catherine Burke, and Karl Stewart. 
 - Burlington, Vt. :  Ashgate,  c2006. 
 - xviii, 291 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm.+  1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-283)  and index. 
<br/><br/>What is work -- Human capacity -- Meritocracy -- Associations and employment hierarchies -- The work of the board -- Leadership, power and authority -- Levels of work -- The work of leadership : creating a culture -- Leadership, policy and systems -- Task formulation and assignment -- Authorities and role relationships -- Key systems -- Teams and teamwork -- The process of successful change : how it is achieved -- SSA -- How to design systems -- Creating high performance teams -- Core social process skills for leaders -- What difference has this made -- Implementation : discipline or dogma -- Who is there to guard the guards? -- Complementary theories and practices -- Book conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780566087004 (alk. paper) 0566087006 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006013671 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Organizational sociology.<br/>Organizational effectiveness.<br/>Leadership.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM791  / .M33 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.4/092