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Four Framework Approach

Author

Lee Bolman, Terrence Deal

Cluster

Situation Based Models

Source

Practitioner

Created By

Sergio Caredda

Created Date

Apr 14, 2022 4:07 PM

Last Modified

Aug 23, 2024 12:46 PM

Source Link

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadmodels.html

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Bibliographic Reference

Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2017). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership (7th Edition). Jossey-Bass, A John Wiley And Sons, Inc. Imprint.

Description:

The Four Framework Approach has been developed in 1991 by Bolman and Deal in their book Reframing Organizations (Bolman and Deal, 2017) The model suggest that leaders display leadership behaviors in one of four types of frameworks: Structural, Human Resource, Political, or Symbolic.

This model suggests that leaders operate in one of these four categories and there are times when one approach is more appropriate and times when it would not be. That is, any style can be effective or ineffective, depending upon the situation.

For example, during a major organization change, a Structural leadership style may be more effective than a Symbolic leadership style; during a period when strong growth is needed, the Symbolic approach may be more appropriate. Personal preferences also play an important role, but it is important to evaluate these against the reality of the context, and be able to “manage” the different frameworks consistently.

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Bolman and Deal's Four-Frame Model

Bolman and Deal argued that leaders should look at and approach organisational issues from four perspectives, which they called "frames". In their view, if a leader works with only one habitual frame of reference, he risks being ineffective. The four frames they proposed were; Structural, Human Resource, Political and Symbolic.

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The 4 frameworks of leadership

In the Four Framework Approach, Bolman and Deal (1991) suggest that leaders display leadership behaviors in one of four types of frameworks: Structural, Human Resource, Political, or Symbolic. The style can either be effective or ineffective, depending upon the chosen behavior in certain situations. 2.