Ledelse – generelle og kirkelige perspektiver. Kap. 7

Abstract

The chapter introduces the field of management and leadership theory in general, outlining how the central terms and perspectives have evolved. At the same time, this chapter gives special emphasis to theories underlining management and leadership as work and practice, exploring and understanding the main divides of the field. The second part of the chapter summarizes and points to specific aspects in which church management and leadership overlap and differ from general management. The last section underlines the importance of how management is organizationally mandated, embedded in several institutionalized frames such as democracy, legal frameworks and the internal authority of oversight by the bishop. The chapter concludes by rounding out a wholistic understanding of the responsibility and aspects of management and leadership.