Goethals, George R.Allison, Scott T.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited (Bingley, UK, 2019) (eng) English9781787566552Emerald pointsIncludes bibliographical references and indexUnknownLEADERSHIP-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS; Emerald Business Management and Economics Ebooks 2019; Includes bibliographical references and index; Heroes permeate our culture. But what makes a hero? And what makes heroes ‘heroic’? This exciting and innovative study explores how charisma and human needs create images of individuals as heroes and villains.
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online resource (ix, 189 p.)UnknownUnknown
Summary / review / table of contents
Prelims
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Romance of Heroism
Chapter 2 Mystery and Meaning: Ambiguity and the Perception of Leaders, Heroes, and Villains
Chapter 3 The Three Kings: Dissent and Evolving Perceptions of Heroism
Chapter 4 Heroic Transforming Leadership: Touching the Better Angels of Our Nature
Chapter 5 How Heroes Transform Themselves and the World
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Resolving Ambiguity to Discern and Create True Heroes
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Index