231581

Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

2013

261 Pages

ISBN 978-1-349-44498-4

Fictional leaders

heroes, villains and absent friends

Jonathan Gosling, Peter Villiers

Management theory is vague about the experience of leading. Success, power, achievement are discussed but less focus is given to negative experiences leaders faced such as loneliness or disappointment. This book addresses difficult-to-explore aspects of leadership through well-known works of literature drawing lessons from fictional leaders.

Publication details

DOI: 10.1057/9781137272751

Full citation:

Gosling, J. , Villiers, P. (2013). Fictional leaders: heroes, villains and absent friends, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Gosling Jonathan; Villiers Peter

1-6

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Sharing the secret

Villiers Peter

18-36

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The isolation of the spirit

Jones Stephanie

37-49

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Leadership and monomania

Sievers Burkard

50-86

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Nevil Shute

Weir David

87-98

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Things fall apart

Gosling Jonathan

99-112

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Leadership and improvisation

Provizer Norman W.

113-124

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The silhouette of leadership

Hawkins Beverley

125-138

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A wild sheep chase

Land Chris; Sliwa Martyna; Spoelstra Sverre

139-154

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Leadership and expectation

Pelzer Peter; Case Peter

155-165

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Leadership

Letiche Hugo; Moriceau Jean-Luc

166-181

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Leadership and dharma

Verma Harsh

182-201

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The leader as poet

Mossberg Barbara

202-214

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Leadership and tradition

Kumar Satish

215-222

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Leadership and acceptability

Harter Nathan

223-233

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