Conclusion: End Note and Future Actions

Abstract

In this book, we have outlined, analyzed, and posited ideas around the emerging topic of smart power in organizations. At this early stage in research and commentary field, we are able to experiment with new managerial theories and practice, more appropriate for the twenty-first century, from the viewpoint of smart power. We believe that by studying the use of smart power, we can reevaluate the role and construct of power within organizations. We also believe that managers themselves need to be supported and guided in the use of smart power. Managers today – as well as parents and teachers – are overwhelmed by the need to make conceptual and practical changes and adopt different strategies where it is not possible or appropriate to use traditional power tactics of “carrots and sticks.”