Resolute Drive: The Essence of Leadership
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Resolute Drive: The Essence of Leadership
Yazar:
Cartwright, Jonathan J., author.
ISBN:
9780438081062
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1 electronic resource (194 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: A.
Advisors: Lynne Valek Committee members: Toni Knott.
Özet:
This study used a qualitative approach to explore the essence of leadership demonstrated by six leaders chosen from three genres of literature: fictional leaders from science fiction and fantasy, non-fiction leaders from Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in Corporate America, and historic military leaders selected from American generals from World War II and the Korean War. While a leader's performance was impacted by his or her inherited or created team(s), resources, environment, opponent when applicable, and variables beyond his or her span of influence, no study had been undertaken to qualitatively assess these three distinctly different yet similarly influential groups of leaders and the essence of leadership demonstrated during their reigns in their respective organizations and time periods.
This research study used a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology to assess the experiences and performances of these senior leaders at the pinnacles of their careers. Hermeneutics was chosen to interpret the literature for this text-based research. Phenomenology was selected because the research focused on the leaders' perceptions and experiences as detailed in journals, biographies, autobiographies, and novels to determine an essence of leadership.
During the process of evaluating the two fictional, two non-fictional, and two historic military leaders, it was determined that the intrinsic nature of the leaders was situational and influenced by the environment, politics, and resources. Empathy and humanistic leadership styles such as servant-leadership and authentic leadership were irrelevant and replaced five out of the six times by an authoritarian leadership style. Six out of six leaders broke the rules of their governing organizations, and unexpectedly, five out of six leaders used self-validated rationale, which appeared to be borderline narcissistic, to compromise morality and ethics for the greater good of their nation, organization, or company. In essence, the shadow side of leadership revealed itself through the leaders' visions enacted at whatever the cost. Conclusions presented a synthesis of the results from the study of the essence of leadership as both an art and science and the implications senior leadership decision-making had on the outcome of their military careers or businesses.
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School code: 1634
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