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  • The Intoxication of Power

    Interdisciplinary Insights

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The Intoxication of Power is a collection of contributions by thirteen authors from various academic disciplines sharing a concern for the development of understanding of the nature and origins of leadership hubris. The book originated at conferences held by the Daedalus Trust, which fosters research into challenges to organizational well-being. ... Read more

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  • The Leadership Hubris Epidemic

    Biological Roots and Strategies for Prevention

    Edited by Peter Garrard ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This edited collection surveys and analyses the multidimensional problem of Hubris syndrome, and its deleterious effect on leadership within organisations. The study develops an extended metaphor of the social and political ill of Hubris as a virulent, communicable disease of dysfunctional leadership, illustrating its ubiquity and potential for serious harm. Taking a biological perspective to ... Read more

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