Bøger af Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen

Fortællinger spiller en afgørende rolle i alle sociale omgangsformer, ikke blot som en måde at formidle information på, men også som en måde at påvirke andre og forme virkeligheden, så den ser ud på en bestemt måde. I en lang række sammenhænge opleves det, at narrativer bruges strategisk til at fremme bestemte dagsordner. I en mere hverdagslig forstand kan fortællinger spille en vigtig rolle som det kit, der binder sociale relationer sammen og skaber en sammenhængende identitet for individer. Derfor er narrativ analyse en vigtig discipin i samfundsvidenskab og humaniora.Denne bog gennemgår den narrative analyses mange facetter. Den giver en indføring i, hvad narrativ analyse indebærer, og supplerer med en række eksempler på, hvordan analyserne laves i praksis. Bogen er skrevet som lærebog til studerende på universiteter og professionshøjskoler og som håndbog til forskere, der selv arbejder med narrative studier.

Coaching har i dag vundet indpas i mange organisationer og ses som både et ledelses- og HR-værktøj, der kan skabe forandringer og læring i organisationer. Det er dog ikke altid, at beslutningen om at indføre coaching i organisationen er afstemt med organisationens overordnede strategier, mål og kultur. Bogen beskriver den mangfoldighed af organisatorisk coaching, der i dag finder sted i organisationer. Forfatterne beskriver og reflekterer gennem forskellige optikker, hvordan organisatorisk coaching bl.a. kan anvendes som ledelsesinstrument, læringsrum, inspiration og forførelse.Bogen er den anden i serien om organisatorisk coaching - den første var Coachingens landskaber.Coaching og organisationer henvender sig til efter- og videregående uddannelser samt til HR-ledere og erhvervskonsulenter, som har interesse i at studere og bruge coaching som et professionelt værktøj.

Power without Glory demonstrates the use of Foucault's conception of power in organizational analysis. It does this in two ways: firstly by developing a method for studying power in organizations, namely genealogy; and secondly by conducting a case study according to the principles in this method. The purpose is to highlight some aspects of Foucault's conception of power, which has not been sufficiently explored in organizational analysis.Most studies using a Foucauldian framework has focused on the relations between power and surveillance in organizations. This book takes a different approach and claims that a sufficient understanding of power is only possible by exploring the links between archaeology, genealogy and power. This is supported by the fact that Foucault claimed that his conception of power was not really a theory of power, but an analytics of power, where the aim was to show how power works in practice.This point is crucial in that the most exciting aspects of Foucault's concepts and methods have to do with the ways in which they allow one to gain new understandings of reality. Such new understandings depend on showing how power works both in constructing truth and in excluding other truths.In this book, a decision made in a bank is subjected to genealogical scrutiny. The research presented covers change processes over a period of more than six years. The defining moment of these changes is a management decision to implement a new functional and a new geographical division of labour. The case study unravels the history of this decision and its effects on the workforce. The case study also shows the change process evolved, the feelings and actions of those involved at the various stages, and the different ideas, concepts, strategies and techniques.

The Emerald Handbook of Authentic Leadership is a quest for interdisciplinary insights arising out of theory and practice. It is intended for a wide readership interested in leadership and leadership authenticity in the contemporary world.