1. Developing a construct of the leader's cognitive flexibility--an interdisciplinary approach
- Author
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Hurtado, Pedro S. and Mukherji, Ananda
- Subjects
Cognition -- Research ,Psychological research ,Leadership -- Psychological aspects ,Adaptability (Psychology) -- Research ,Business, general ,Business ,Business, international - Abstract
Although there have been several leadership studies from various perspectives, the construct of the leader's cognitive flexibility remains partly implicit and partly unspecified. This paper attempts to develop the 'cognitive flexibility' construct based on implicit statements elicited from broad frameworks on leadership and culture discussed in the literature. The paper also takes into account related knowledge from several fields, including cognitive science, communication science, psychology and brain science, as well as complex adaptive systems. The main contribution of this research is the development of a comprehensive construct of the leader's cognitive flexibility'. Keywords: Leadership, Strategic change, Communication, Framing, Managerial and organizational culture, Cognitive flexibility, INTRODUCTION The objective of this paper is to develop the multiple dimensions of the construct of a leader's cognitive flexibility. Some of the dimensions are implicit in the traditional leadership [...]
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- 2015