Richard Bolden Richard.Bolden@uwe.ac.uk
Dir of Res Ctr - Ldrship & Behav Change
Paradoxes of multi-level leadership: Insights from an integrated care system
Bolden, Richard; Kars, Selen; Jarvis, Carol; Sheffield, Rob
Authors
Selen Kars Selen.Kars@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Organisation Studies
Carol Jarvis Carol4.Jarvis@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Knowledge Exchange, Public and Business Engagement and Innovation
Rob Sheffield Rob.Sheffield@uwe.ac.uk
Occasional Associate Lecturer - CBAL - BAM
Abstract
In this paper, we draw on systems leadership, complexity and paradox theory to elucidate the tensions that organisational actors experience when practising multi-level leadership. We explore these issues through a study of the perceptions and experiences of stakeholders within an Integrated Care System (ICS) in England. Employing a collaborative inquiry approach, data were collected via 19 narrative interviews with participants in key leadership roles across ICS partners and nine co-creation workshops with a total of 86 participants from different parts of the ICS. Findings highlight that in developing multi-level leadership practice, leaders experience contradictory expectations and outcomes, including paradoxes of identity, place, purpose and change. We conclude by suggesting that leadership in multi-level contexts requires oscillating between competing polarities in a dynamic equilibrium with attention to localised interactions.
Citation
Bolden, R., Kars, S., Jarvis, C., & Sheffield, R. (2023). Paradoxes of multi-level leadership: Insights from an integrated care system. Journal of Change Management, 23(4), 337-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2023.2234388
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 20, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 13, 2023 |
Publication Date | 2023 |
Deposit Date | Jun 29, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 7, 2023 |
Journal | Journal of Change Management |
Print ISSN | 1469-7017 |
Electronic ISSN | 1479-1811 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 337-357 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2023.2234388 |
Keywords | Systems, complexity, paradox, multi-level leadership, health care, public services |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10897290 |
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