Philosophy of Leadership: The Power of Authority

Author:   Jean-Etienne Joullié ,  Robert Spillane
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
ISBN:  

9781137499189


Pages:   235
Publication Date:   05 October 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Philosophy of Leadership has been written to arouse curiosity, not to satisfy it. The authors point out ideas about leadership which draw upon both ancient and modern wisdom. This book develops a philosophy of leadership by tracing the evolution of Western ideas from philosophical perspectives, ancient and modern.

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Author:   Jean-Etienne Joullié ,  Robert Spillane
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.188kg
ISBN:  

9781137499189


ISBN 10:   1137499184
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   05 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Heroic Leadership: Authority as Power 2. Rational Leadership: Arguing to Authority 3. Cynicism: Confronting Managerial Leadership 4. Stoicism: Managing Adversity 5. Religious Leadership: Two Faces of Authority 6. Political Leadership: Contractual Authority 7. German Romanticism: The Power of the Will 8. Heroic Individualism: Anarchistic and Aristocratic 9. Existentialism: Autonomy and Authority 10. Leadership: The Power of Authority

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Robert Spillane is Professor at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia. He has been a visiting scholar at the London Business School, UK, the ABIN Institute in Germany, and the University of Stockholm, Sweden. He has published more than a dozen books on philosophy, psychology and management and a play, Entertaining Executives, which was performed at the Mermaid Theatre, London. Jean-Etienne Joullié worked as an engineer in Europe and Asia Pacific for 18 years. He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering, an MBA, and a PhD in Philosophy. He has taught in management schools in Paris and Sydney and now teaches at the Gulf University for Sciences and Technology in Kuwait. He has published a book of philosophy and articles in management journals.

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