"This volume makes a special contribution to organizational analysis         by developing the community element's influence on action and outcomes         in organizational settings. To understand the volume is to understand         what is meant by the community element and to appreciate its influence         on organizational behavior. . . . The issues are whether or not leaders         really matter to organizational performance, and if they do, how do they         matter? The contributors to this book presume that leaders do matter [but]         focus on the issue of how."         -- Wall Street Review of Books       "A thought-provoking and well-written book that elaborates the view         that the three traditional perspectives -- political, management science,         and human resources -- are inadequate for the understanding, analysis,         and effective management of organizations."         -- Harvard Educational Review