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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > organizational behavior > dispersed leadership
social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organizational behavior > dispersed leadership
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational behavior > dispersed leadership
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > organizational structure, design, and change > organizational behavior > dispersed leadership

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dispersed leadership  

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  • Dispersed leadership is a collective form of organizational governance in which leadership tasks are widely distributed amongst the organizational members. Conceptual Overview “Dispersed leadership” sounds like an oxymoron: Leadership is about the concentration of power and responsibility in one leader, not its dispersal amongst many. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Leadership, Dispersed]

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