The author and quoted academics are women. Women like “collaborative” management, where they will not be held accountable for results.
I remember when my company bought into “management by consensus” a decade ago. The women managers turned it into “dictatorship by the most obstinate”, while avoiding all decision responsibility.
I call it, "Let the wookie win" where the biggest, most emotional bully winds up making all the decisions because it's the path of least resistance for everyone else.
THe company I worked for back in 2010 hired a woman to come in to organize the work more efficiently and she did. SHe got a lot of folks laid off and all the work fell on the few remaining.
Experienced that first hand many times, persons that criticize and complain but never offer solutions or take action. When I evaluate and segment my people resources, this group falls into the category ‘Potted Plant.’