The intoxication of power : interdisciplinary insights /: interdisciplinary insights. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Garrard, Graham Robinson.
• Editors: Garrard, Peter, 1960-; Robinson, Graham, 1943-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 303.3; Business; Leadership -- Psychological aspects; Control (Psychology); Dominance (Psychology); Egoism; Abuse of administrative power; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Business & management; Management: leadership & motivation; Business strategy; Management & management techniques; Abuse of administrative power; Control (Psychology); Dominance (Psychology); Egoism; Leadership -- Psychological aspects; Business & Economics -- Strategic Planning; Business & Economics -- Management; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Business & Economics -- Organizational Behavior; Organizational theory & behaviour; Development economics & emerging economies; Behavioural economics; Management science; Leadership; Organization; Management; Development economics; Behavioral economics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137439666; 1137439661; 1349576042; 9781349576043
• Related ISBNs: 9781349576043; 9781137439642; 1137439645; 9781137439659; 1137439653
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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