Democracy, a Way of Organizing in a Knowledge Economy

Rousseau, Denise M.; Rivero, Andrea Gabriela

doi:10.1177/1056492603012002003

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“…(Further analyses can be found in Rousseau and Rivero, 2003;and Kerr, 2004). However, from the forgoing discussion we contend that the value premises of democracy are self-evident within stakeholder theory.…”

Section: Businesses As Stakeholder Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…As yet, there exists no appropriate model of leadership consistent with a stakeholder theory of businesses, nor are we alone in suggesting the need for one is increasingly apparent (Rousseau and Rivero, 2003). As a contribution to the development of this model we have sought to argue here that there is some well-established precedent on which to draw.…”

Section: Practical and Theoretical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Political leadership in democracies: some lessons for business?

Butcher

Clarke

2006

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show that, with demands from a widening range of stakeholders for more democratic approaches to governance, there is an evident need to develop alternative models of organizing. In seeking to understand how to conceptualise this alternative, an analysis of the organizational and political institutional contexts for leadership is provided.Design/methodology/approachAnalyses the main precepts of democracy to establish the basis upon which a comparison between these two contexts might be made. It distinguishes between the value premises of democracy and the structural mechanisms through which those principles are enacted and identifies the significant leadership processes that underpin these values. This analysis is then used as a basis for analyzing the leadership role in organizations.FindingsThe paper demonstrates that differences between the two settings are a matter of perspective: the structural mechanisms of democracy are not enacted rationally. In particular, the pre‐eminence of micro‐political activity is highlighted as a vehicle for the enactment of ethical behaviour and civic virtue in both settings.Practical implicationsApplying a political institutional approach to leading suggests the need to reconfigure the role of hierarchy to encourage self‐organization, valuing conflict, protection of weaker stakeholders, the legitimization of political activity and helping groups to forge their own identity.Originality/valueMost similar analyses are typically constructed within the canons of rational organization. Applying to businesses the principles of institutional leadership implies a significantly different model in which leaders promote and legitimise both the distribution and coalescing of power and the necessary dissent and debate required to reconcile a plurality of interests with the establishment of organizational coherence.

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Section: Businesses As Stakeholder Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Practical and Theoretical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Political leadership in democracies: some lessons for business?

Butcher

Clarke

2006

Management Decision

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“…By this, democracy implies conducting elections and choosing leaders that will represent the majority. Rousseau and Rivero (2003) see democracy as the power of the people as it manifest in ways of thinking, behaving, and organizing that enhance participation in and influence over the decisions affecting their everyday lives. This kind of process can come through, public debate, election and representation-building of consensus and formidable decision-making.…”

Section: Clarification Of Key Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Electoral Process and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

Osinakachukwu¹,

Jawan²

2011

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This paper examines election rigging and its effect on democratic consolidation in Nigeria relying on qualitative approach, using data gathered from secondary sources. It will be analyzed via content and historical analysis. Election riggings in Nigeria have dealt a huge blow to the development of democracy in Nigeria. Nigeria's elections so far have not live up to expectations due to various forms of electoral manipulations which have denied the country credible free and fair elections in her body politic. Election rigging has not only marred democratic consolidation in Nigeria but has also violated the fundamental human right (right to life) of so many Nigerians. Election riggings since independence reviewed in this paper will be our bench mark. The study found that election riggings in Nigeria have resulted into the imposition of corrupt and illegitimate leaders who have no regard to the principles of democracy which are off-shoots for good governance, rule of law, constitutionalism and fundamental human rights. This paper provides some important recommendations that would serve as a panacea to the problems of election riggings and how those measures can help necessitate a democratic environment which is a precondition for free and fair elections.

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“…Indeed, many of the comparisons drawn between institutional and organizational democracy (Armbruster and Gebert, 2002; Kerr, 2004; Peters and Williams, 2002) have struggled with its multidimensional and enigmatic nature. Rousseau and Rivero (2003) note the paucity of empirical research in the area and helpfully summarise four particular dimensions that demarcate this debate: a concern for political democracy based on electoral competition (for example between shareholders, unions and employees); a concern for economic democracy , both in terms of stock ownership and pressures for more egalitarian distribution of economic power (for example, in closing the gap between executive and employee pay); a concern for electronic democracy in terms of access to, and interactivity between knowledge holders; and lastly, a concern for democratic civic virtue , referring to the beliefs, values and behaviours that support participation, trust and accountability.…”

Section: In Search Of Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

Organizational democracy, ethics and leadership: The mediating role of organizational politics

Clarke

2011

Leadership

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There has been a growing concern amongst commentators about the disconnection between the apparent pluralisation of society and the relatively limited adoption of democratic practices in the corporate workplace. This paper examines the experience of employees in an international broking company in order to explore the extent to which a political leadership perspective can provide insight into furthering organizational democratisation. Attention is given to the integral relationship between democracy, ethics and a political mindset, and the influence this has upon others. In the account reported here, the ethical and developmental agenda of one influential senior manager is central to both the enactment of politics and the form of democratisation which it enables.

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Democracy, a Way of Organizing in a Knowledge Economy

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

Political leadership in democracies: some lessons for business?

Political leadership in democracies: some lessons for business?

The Electoral Process and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

Organizational democracy, ethics and leadership: The mediating role of organizational politics

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