Constructing Crisis

Constructing Crisis Leaders, Crises and Claims of Urgency

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Publisher's Synopsis

There is no such thing as a crisis. Rather than an actual, corporeal thing, a crisis is a claim asserted from a position of power and influence, intended to shape the understanding of others. A constructed crisis by a leader may or may not be legitimate, and, legitimate or not, the content of a claim alone does not determine whether people decide to believe it. Rather than viewing crises as the result of objective events, Spector demonstrates that leaders impose crises on organizations to strategically assert power and exert control. Interpreting crisis through a critical lens, this interdisciplinary book encompasses not just management and organizational literature, but also sociology, history, cognitive science, and psychology. The resulting wide-ranging, critical, and provocative analysis will appeal in particular to students and academics researching leadership and crisis management.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108446082
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 352.3
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 522g
Height: 227mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 15mm