A paradox rarely comes alone a quantitative approach to investigating knotted leadership paradoxes in SMEs

Thomas Duus Henriksen, Rikke Kristine Nielsen, Signe Vikkelsø, Frans Bévort and Mette Mogensen

Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2021, vol. 37, issue 1

Abstract: This article uses a paradox knotting perspective to study key leadership challenges among Danish manufacturing and crafting SMEs. As part of an action-learning development programme, 55 middle managers from 11 companies were asked to rate the topicality of 10 leadership paradoxes. Using exploratory factor analysis, three clusters of knotted paradoxes were identified concerning the management of 1) managing organisational flexibility, 2) balancing engagement and control, and 3) dealing with dispersion. Each identified knot consists of two paradoxes and shows how managers involved in one element of a knotted paradox are also likely to be involved in the tensions of the other.

Keywords: Paradox knots; Management challenges; Paradox entity; Factor analysis; Quantitative exploration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2020.101135

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