Leadership and culture in the Welsh Assembly: investigating path-dependency |
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Authors: | Kerry Edward Howell Rory Shand |
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Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Management, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UKkerry.e.howell@plymouth.ac.uk;3. Department of History, Politics and Philosophy Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester |
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Abstract: | This study of the developing Welsh Assembly (WA) provides a unique opportunity to comprehend how the values and public statements of a democratic institution's initial and ongoing leadership develop its structure and culture. We track the evolution of a new democratic institution and investigate relationships between leadership, path-dependency and cultural development. In this paper, Welsh Assembly Member (AM) leadership is analysed in relation to sources of path-dependency in the WA. Two sets of interviews and surveys provide AM perspectives of the Assembly in relation to the evolving leadership capability and institutional culture. |
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Keywords: | Leadership path-dependency devolution inclusivity institutionalism |
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