Philosophy of Leadership [electronic resource] : The Power of Authority /
Joullié, Jean-Etienne.author.
Spillane, Robert.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Heroic leadership: authority as power -- Rational leadership: arguing to authority -- Cynicism: confronting managerial leadership -- Stoicism: managing adversity -- Religious leadership: two faces of authority -- Political leadership: contractual authority -- German romanticism: the power of the will -- Heroic individualism: anarchistic and aristocratic -- Existentialism: autonomy and authority -- Leadership: the power of authority.
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.
Leadership.
Management.
Philosophy.
Development economics.
Organization.
Planning.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Management.
Philosophy, general.
Development Economics.
Organization.
Popular Science in Philosophy.