Investigating the societal, economic, financial and reputational costs of hubristic leadership, with insights into the characteristics and causes of this phenomenon, and recommended safeguards to avoid hubris from happening in the first place.
As research into hubristic leadership becomes increasingly popular following recent political developments, the book adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to investigating this form of leadership. Outlining what causes hubristic leadership in the first place, the author looks at how it’s potentially destructive consequences can be anticipated and avoided through an informed stance of moderation, critical analysis and reflexivity.
Examples are drawn from business and politics including the Lehmann Brothers, BP and Deepwater Horizon, Blair and Bush in the Iraq Invasion, NASA, and Donald Trump.
Ideal reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in business and management, leadership, and organizational behaviour.
Check out the Hubris Hub for further information on hubristic leadership, including a regularly updated blog written by author Eugene Sadler-Smith.
Table of Content
Preface: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1: In Perspective
Chapter 2: Mythic and Historical Approaches
Chapter 3: Biological and Neuroscientific Approaches
Chapter 4: Psychiatric Approach
Chapter 5: Behavioural Approach
Chapter 6: An Organizational Approach
Chapter 7: Relational Approach
Chapter 8: Paradox and Processual Approaches
Chapter 9: Avoidance Approaches
References
About the author
Eugene Sadler-Smith is Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Surrey Business School, UK. He is a member of the editorial advisory boards for ‘The British Journal of Management, ‘ ‘International Journal of Management Reviews, ‘ ‘Human Resource Development International, ‘ and the ‘Journal of European Industrial Training’.
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