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The Boundary Path of Exchange: : A New Metaphor for Leadership

Janice L. Dreachslin (Professor of Health Care Administration, Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA)
Edward J. Kobrinski (Coordinator of Research, Center for Health Services, East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA)
Andrew J. Passen (Partner of O′Brien, Passen & Associates, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.)

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

ISSN: 0143-7739

Article publication date: 1 September 1994

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Abstract

Scientific study of order and chaos suggests alternatives to both of the following conceptualizations: organizational boundaries as barriers and the boundaryless organization. Explores a path metaphor for boundaries and considers the path metaphor′s implications for leadership style and change management.

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Dreachslin, J.L., Kobrinski, E.J. and Passen, A.J. (1994), "The Boundary Path of Exchange: : A New Metaphor for Leadership", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 15 No. 6, pp. 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739410066081

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MCB UP Ltd

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