TY  - BOOK
AU  - Block,Stephen R.
AU  - Miller-Stevens,Katrina
TI  - Founders and organizational development: the etiology and theory of founder's syndrome 
T2  - Routledge studies in management, organizations and society
SN  - 9781003057628
AV  - HD58.8 
U1  - 658.4/06 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Organizational change
KW  - Management
KW  - New business enterprises
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
N2  - "Founders and Organizational Development: The Etiology and Theory of Founder's Syndrome is designed to help today's researchers, faculty, students and practitioners become familiar with the etiology and dynamics of Founder's Syndrome as an organizational condition challenging nonprofit/nongovernmental, social enterprise, and for-profit and publicly traded organizations. The book uses applied social and psychological theories and concepts to peel away the layers of an organizational enigma, revealing three causes of Founder's Syndrome and insight into the power and privileges assumed by founders who engage in undesirable and self-destructive behaviors leading to their termination; going from hero status to antihero. Researchers, instructors, students, and practitioners will find thought-provoking case studies from the real world of organization development practice. Segments from interviews during interventions reveal the type of emotional turmoil experienced in organizations where founder's syndrome is present. Insight is provided into accounts of well-known founders who were terminated or forced to resign. The unique features of this book include: integrating theory into practice, describing a new theory about the psychological reaction of founder's syndrome victims, prevention ideas when designing new organizations, strategies for intervention, using content based on research and organization development consultation experiences, and, integrating feedback from students who have launched organizations"--
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003057628
UR  - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
ER  -