Crossing the divide : intergroup leadership in a world of difference /

Crossing the divide : intergroup leadership in a world of difference / Todd L. Pittinsky, editor. - Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xxvii, 259 pages) : illustrations. - Leadership for the common good .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Leadership across croup divides : the challenges and potential of common group identity / From group conflict to social harmony : leading across diverse and conflicting social identities / On the social psychology of intergroup leadership : the importance of social identity and self-categorization / United pluralism : balancing subgroup identification and superordinate group cooperation / Imaginative leadership : how leaders of marginalized groups negotiate intergroup relations / Creating common ground : propositions about effective intergroup leadership / Boundary-spanning leadership : tactics to bridge social identity groups in organizations / Trust building in intergroup negotiations : challenges and opportunities for creative leaders / Boundaries need not be barriers : leading collaboration among groups in decentralized organizations / Operating across boundaries : leading adaptive change / Leadership for enhancing coexistence : promoting social cohesion among groups in pluralistic societies / Bringing groups together : the politics of Africa and elsewhere / The context for intergroup leadership : women's groups in Saudi Arabia / From bolted-on to built-in : diversity management and intergroup leadership in U.S. corporations / Reaching across the aisle : innovations for cross-party collaboration / Collective memory and intergroup leadership : Israel as a case study / Interfaith leadership : bringing religious groups together / John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Marika J. Lamoreaux -- Michael A. Hogg -- Michael J. Platow, Stephen D. Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam -- Margarita Krochik, Tom R. Tyler -- Jolanda Jetten, Frank Mols -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter -- Chris Ernst, Jeff Yip -- Roderick M. Kramer -- Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers, Max H. Bazerman -- Ronald Heifetz -- Alan B. Slifka -- Robert I. Rotberg -- May Al-Dabbagh -- Candi Castleberry-Singleton -- Mark Gerzon -- Irit Keynan -- Eboo Patel, April Kunze, Noah Silverman.

Bringing groups together is a central and unrelenting task of leadership. CEOs must nudge their executives to rise above divisional turf battles, mayors try to cope with gangs in conflict, and more. This book introduces cutting-edge research and insight into these age-old problems.



9781422152676


Leadership.
Leadership--Cross-cultural studies.
Intergroup relations.
Intergroup relations--Cross-cultural studies.


Electronic Books.

HM1261 / .C767 2009