Bounded Leadership Theory

Constraints and Orientations in a Global Perspective
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-23956-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Leadership Research

Bounded Leadership Theory: Constraints and Orientations in a Global Perspective offers a fresh and realistic account of leadership in a world shaped by uncertainty, complexity, and multiple constraints. Moving beyond heroic, trait-based, and universal models of leadership, the book presents leadership as situated action: relational, contextual, morally charged, and bounded. It argues that leadership effectiveness depends not simply on individual competencies, but on the fit between leadership orientations and the constraint architectures within which leaders operate.  

The book develops the bounded leadership perspective by examining five leadership orientations: anticipatory, visionary, value-creating, mobilising, and self-reflective. These orientations explain how leaders assemble competencies into meaningful strategies of action when agency is limited and decisions involve trade-offs, risks, and legitimacy costs. The analysis also explores political, cultural, informational, ethical, emotional, motivational, and entitlement constraints that shape the real space for leadership action.  

Drawing on theory, empirical research, and illustrative cases, the book will be valuable for scholars, doctoral students, and advanced students in leadership, management, organisational behaviour, and human resource management. It will also benefit practitioners, executive educators, and consultants seeking to understand leadership not as unlimited control, but as responsible action within boundaries.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kozminski, Andrzej K.

Baczynska, Anna K.

Korzynski, Pawel

Skoczen, Ilona

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Bounded Leadership in a Global Perspective 2. The Boundaries of Leadership: Theory and Evidence 3. Research Design and Measurement of the Bounded Leadership Model 4. Empirical Results: Leadership Orientations, Constraints, and Effectiveness Across Countries 5. Constraint Architectures and the Theoretical Contribution of Bounded Leadership 6. Developing Leaders: Tools, Applications, and Future Research

Über Autor(innen)

Andrzej K. Kozminski  is the Founder and the first Rector (1993-2011) of Kozminski University, where he currently serves as President of the University and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and President of the Board of the International Business School in Warsaw, Poland.

Anna K. Baczynska is a Researcher, Director of the DBA Program, and Director of the Kozminski-SILC Research Center of Intelligent Management and Behavioral Science at Kozminski University, Poland.

Pawel Korzynski is the Head of the Department of Human Resources Management and the Vice-Rector for Research and HR Development at Kozminski University, Poland.

Ilona Skoczen is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland.