A response to Kreiger and Zhovtobryukh

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief response to Mark Kriger, Yuriy Zhovtobryukh, (2013) “Rethinking strategic leadership: stars, clans, teams and networks”, Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 411-432.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper provides a response to a previously published paper “Rethinking strategic leadership: stars, clans, teams and networks”, Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 411-432 and illustrates the implications for leadership evolution in North American health organizations.

Findings

In Mark Kriger, Yuriy Zhovtobryukh, (2013) “Rethinking strategic leadership: stars, clans, teams and networks”, Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 411-432 the authors provide a theoretical model of contemporary leadership suggesting an evolution from “Single Actor Leadership” toward “Dynamic Leadership Networks.” This response to the paper illustrates how their conceptualization serves as a rich observational prism for understanding leadership evolution within North American healthcare organizations.Summative echoes are also observed in an international survey of leaders reported by the IBM foundation. These deductive and illustrative observations reinforce the salience of Kreiger and Zhovtobryukh model's as a timely conceptual lens for scholarly efforts seeking to explore contemporary leadership.

Originality/value

Highlights how the aforementioned paper provides a conceptual lens through which to explore contemporary leadership in a scholarly context.

Citation

L. Delbecq, A. (2014), "A response to Kreiger and Zhovtobryukh", Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 106-108. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSMA-03-2014-0020