Power mad: a case of professional services

dc.contributor.author	Walton, Michael	*
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-22T16:51:32Z
dc.date.available	2016-09-22T16:51:32Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Walton M (2015) Power mad: A Case of Professional Services. In: Karanika-Murray M and Biron C (Eds.) Derailed Organizational Interventions for Stress and Well-Being. Confessions of Failure and Solutions for Success. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Science and Business Media: 127-133.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10454/9460
dc.description	No	en
dc.description.abstract	This case highlights the complexities involved in the management of a group of professionally qualified specialists housed in a business unit 200 miles away from the corporate headquarters. Providing a unique set of niche products and services this specialist group functioned as a semi-autonomous business unit. Without adequate regular supervision from Head Office (HQ), internal competition and rivalry resulted in conflict, acrimony and tension which unsettled the staff, caused staff illness and created a toxic working environment.	en
dc.relation.isreferencedby	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9867-9_15
dc.subject	Organisational health; Toxic workplace; Power dynamics; Leadership vacuums; Coaching the alpha male	en
dc.title	Power mad: a case of professional services
dc.status.refereed	Yes	en
dc.type	Book chapter
dc.type.version	No full-text in the repository	en