Adaptive leadership: fighting complexity with complexity
dc.contributor.advisor | Bellavita, Christopher | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Peter | |
dc.date | Jun-14 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-13T20:18:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-13T20:18:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/42728 | |
dc.description | CHDS State/Local | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Contemporary crises have become increasingly complex and the methods of leading through them have failed to keep pace. If it is assumed that leadership matters—that it has a legitimate effect on the outcome of a crisis, then leaders have a duty to respond to that adaptation with modifications of their own. Using literature sources, the research explores crisis complexity, crisis leadership, and alternative leadership strategies. Specifically, the research evaluates the applicability of complexity science to current crises. Having identified the manner in which crises have changed, it focuses on the gap between contemporary crises and the current methods of crisis leadership. The paper pursues adaptive methods of leading in complex crises and examines a number of alternative strategies for addressing the gap. The research suggests that a combination of recognizing the complexity of contemporary crises, applying resourceful solutions, and continually reflecting on opportunities to innovate, may be an effective way to lead through complex crises using complex leadership. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/adaptiveleadersh1094542728 | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner. | en_US |
dc.title | Adaptive leadership: fighting complexity with complexity | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | O’Keeffe, David | |
dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs | |
dc.subject.author | Contemporary Crises | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Leadership | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Alternative Strategies | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Complexity | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Complexity Science | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Adaptive Leadership | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Strategy Paradox | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Distributed Leadership | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Parallel Processing | en_US |
dc.description.service | Commander, Gilbert Police Department, Gilbert, Arizona | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security And Defense) | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Security Studies (Homeland Security And Defense) | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
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