Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders

This qualitative study examined three leadership transitions in one international not-for-profit organisation. The study utilised van Gennep’s concept of liminality as a frame of reference to understand how Western expatriate founders, emerging non-Western National successors, and selected stakehold...

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Main Author: Porter, Lloyd Philip
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93571
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description This qualitative study examined three leadership transitions in one international not-for-profit organisation. The study utilised van Gennep’s concept of liminality as a frame of reference to understand how Western expatriate founders, emerging non-Western National successors, and selected stakeholders experience leadership transition. The three case studies examined the main sources of tension, how organisational practices affect the selected stakeholders, and provided an understanding of the challenges involved in leadership transitions within this context.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-935712023-10-20T06:58:52Z Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders Porter, Lloyd Philip This qualitative study examined three leadership transitions in one international not-for-profit organisation. The study utilised van Gennep’s concept of liminality as a frame of reference to understand how Western expatriate founders, emerging non-Western National successors, and selected stakeholders experience leadership transition. The three case studies examined the main sources of tension, how organisational practices affect the selected stakeholders, and provided an understanding of the challenges involved in leadership transitions within this context. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93571 Curtin University restricted
spellingShingle Porter, Lloyd Philip
Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders
title Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders
title_full Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders
title_fullStr Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders
title_full_unstemmed Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders
title_short Rites of Passage: Liminality in Not-for-Profit Leadership Transitions from Western Expatriate Subsidiary Founders to Emerging Non-Western National Leaders
title_sort rites of passage: liminality in not-for-profit leadership transitions from western expatriate subsidiary founders to emerging non-western national leaders
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93571