Complexity Leadership: New Conceptions for Dealing With Soldier Suicides.

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Title: Complexity Leadership: New Conceptions for Dealing With Soldier Suicides.
Authors: Hill, Robert M.
Source: Military Review. Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 91 Issue 1, p36-46. 11p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams.
Subjects: Suicide, American military personnel, Command of troops, Military morale, United States. Army, Leadership, Industrial organization (Economic theory)
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: The article discusses soldier suicides in the U.S. Army, focusing on the role of military leadership in addressing this problem. It examines metaphors and frames in organizational theory, commenting on the structural frame, the political frame, and the symbolic frame. The author analyzes hierarchical structures and notions of heroic leadership in organizations. Organizational networks are also considered.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:The article discusses soldier suicides in the U.S. Army, focusing on the role of military leadership in addressing this problem. It examines metaphors and frames in organizational theory, commenting on the structural frame, the political frame, and the symbolic frame. The author analyzes hierarchical structures and notions of heroic leadership in organizations. Organizational networks are also considered.
ISSN:00264148