The Intoxication of Power [electronic resource] : Interdisciplinary Insights /
Robinson, Graham.editor.
Garrard, Peter.editor.
The Intoxication of Power is a collection of contributions by thirteen authors from various academic disciplines sharing a concern for the development of understanding of the nature and origins of leadership hubris. The book originated at conferences held by the Daedalus Trust, which fosters research into challenges to organizational well-being.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; The Intoxication of Power; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Notes; References; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Making Sense of Hubris; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Variety in emphasis, meaning and attribution; 1.3 Origins; 1.4 Current usage; 1.5 Hubris and sensemaking; 1.6 Implications; References; 2 The Psychopathology of Power; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Proposed or potential risk factors; 2.2.1 Lack of realism; 2.2.2 Lack of empathy; 2.2.3 Mania/bipolar illness/hyperthymic temperament; 2.2.4 Narcissism/antisocial personality/histrionic personality
2.2.5 Drugs: amphetamines and corticosteroids2.2.6 Normal "positive illusion"; 2.2.7 Male gender; 2.2.8 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; 2.2.9 Anxiety; 2.2.10 Psychotic conditions (delusions); 2.2.11 Protective factors; 2.3 Social and political implications; 2.3.1 Narcissistic personality; 2.3.2 The inverse law of sanity; 2.3.3 Depressive empathy; 2.3.4 Depressive realism; 2.3.5 Homoclite leaders; 2.3.6 Counterexamples; 2.3.7 Manic symptoms and traumatic life experiences; 2.3.8 The biology of hubris; 2.3.9 Avoiding homoclite leaders; 2.3.10 Protective effects of depression; 2.3.11 Oversight
2.3.12 The need for female leaders2.3.13 Avoiding amphetamines for supposed "adult ADHD"; 2.3.14 The medical profession as arbiter; 2.3.15 The natural selection of hubris; 2.4 Summary; References; 3 Hubris in Business and Management Research: A 30-year Review of Studies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Method; 3.3 General pattern of results; 3.4 Behavioural corporate finance; 3.4.1 The hubris hypothesis; 3.4.2 Multiple motives for corporate takeovers; 3.4.3 Hubris as overconfidence; 3.4.4 Hubris and learning hypotheses; 3.5 Top management; 3.5.1 Hubris, myth, and history
3.5.2 Hubris and business leadership3.5.3 Hubris and context; 3.6 Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship; 3.7 Summary and conclusion; Appendix: List of journals; Notes; References; 4 Pathologies of Powerand Cognition; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Diagnostics for powerholders; 4.3 The symptoms of subordination; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 The Hubris Factor in Leadership; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The vicissitudes of narcissism; 5.3 Varieties of narcissistic experience; 5.4 Surviving the narcissist; 5.5 Conclusion; References; 6 It's Not Just Others: Conquering the Hubris in Yourself; 6.1 Introduction
6.2 The power of social emotions in driving human behaviour6.3 The emotional background of hubris; 6.4 The effects of hubris; 6.5 Limiting hubris with personal discipline; 6.6 Limiting hubris with a humble concept of leadership; 6.6.1 Two opposite views of leadership; 6.6.2 How your view of leadership influences your temptation by hubris; 6.7 Conclusion; References; 7 Tales from the Road - Encounters with Hubris?; 7.1 Editors' introduction; 7.2 Common sense versus common practice; 7.3 Lessons of experience - values and leadership style; 7.4 Measurement, values and risk; 7.5 People and teams
7.6 Life in the leadership bubble
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Intoxication of Power is a collection of contributions by thirteen authors from various academic disciplines sharing a concern for the development of understanding of the nature and origins of leadership hubris. The book originated at conferences held by the Daedalus Trust, which fosters research into challenges to organizational well-being.
Leadership.
Organization.
Planning.
Management.
Development economics.
Behavioral economics.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Organization.
Management.
Development Economics.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.