Leading with Aesthetics (eBook)

The Transformational Leadership of Charles M. Vest at MIT

Mahesh Daas (Autor)

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2015
186 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-0250-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Leading with Aesthetics provides an interdisciplinary perspective of the importance of the aesthetic dimension in organizational change and leadership, richly illustrated by a book-length case study and analysis of Charles M. Vest, MIT’s president, and his leadership team between 1990 and 2004.

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Leading with Aesthetics: The Transformational Leadership of Charles M. Vest at MIT examines the role of aesthetics, design, and architecture in organizational transformation and leadership, particularly in the context of academic institutions. Leadership has been thus far predominantly examined from the perspective of function (performance) and position in the organizational structure (such as a CEO or a president). Relatively little work has been done in studying leadership of academic institutions, let alone from the perspective of aesthetics, both of which this book aims to rectify. Although aesthetic dimension is important in any organizational context, it is particularly important for academic institutions. Leading with aesthetics would empower leaders in any organizational setting. Daas examines the aesthetic dimension of transformational leadership through an eclectic blend of lenses drawn from the fields of architecture, political science, organizational aesthetics, and organizational psychoanalysis. A detailed case study of the leadership of Charles Marstiller Vest (19412013), who served as the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology for fourteen years between 1990 and 2004, illustrates the importance of the aesthetic dimension in leadership and organizational change.

Autor

Mahesh Daas is dean of the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture distinguished professor.

Inhalt

IntroductionPart 1Chapter 1: LeadershipChapter 2: Transformational and Charismatic LeadershipChapter 3: Aesthetics of Organizations and LeadershipChapter 4: Vitruvian LeadershipChapter 5: Aesthetics of Identity and ChangePart 2Chapter 6: Leading with Aesthetics at MITChapter 7: Analyzing Leadership Aesthetics at MITConclusions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.7.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 20 Illustrations including: - 17 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 3 Tables.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen ► Sekundarstufe I
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: aesthetic leadership • college and university campus planning • design of business • Entrepreneurial Leadership • higher education design • Higher Education Leadership • Higher Education Management • Leadership • MIT history • organizational aesthetics • Organizational Design • orgnizational behavior • Transformational Leadership
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-0250-4 / 1498502504
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-0250-4 / 9781498502504