Historians on Leadership and Strategy (eBook)

Case Studies From Antiquity to Modernity

Martin Gutmann (Herausgeber)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2020
XVI, 267 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-26090-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines the well-covered subject of leadership from a unique perspective: history's vast catalogue of leadership successes and failures. Through a collection of highly compelling case studies spanning two centuries, it looks beyond the classic leadership parable of men in military or political crises and shows that successful leadership cannot be reduced to simplistic formulae.

Written by experts in the field and based on rigorous research, each case provides a rich and compelling account that is accessible to a wide audience, from students to managers. Rather than serving as a vehicle for advancing a particular theory of leadership, each case invites readers to reflect, debate and extract their own insights.

Dr. ?Martin Gutmann is the Managing Director and lecturer at the Swiss School of Public Governance, ETH Zurich. He is also a Professor of Leadership and International Relations at the American Graduate School of Business, Switzerland. Dr. Gutmann teaches and researches at the interface of organizational leadership, technology and the humanities.

His previous academic appointments have been in the US, Canada, Germany and Mauritius. Dr. Gutmann has consulted for a number of educational, non-profit and corporate organizations, including for the African Leadership Network and Transparency International.

Dr. Gutmann holds a Ph.D. in History from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA and an Executive MBA from IE Business School, Spain. His research has appeared in prominent publications such as the History Compass, Journal of Contemporary History, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Journal of Modern European History, and Journal of Contemporary European History.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2019
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 267 p. 5 illus., 1 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: A historical perspective on leadership • Artillery leadership at Gettysburg • Challenges of the Peloponnesian War • Churchill and the Transatlantic Alliance • Creighton Abrams’s service in World War II • Historical case studies on leadership • Leadership and institutional transformation • Leadership examples from history • Leadership in VUCA • Leadership of Romeo Dallaire in Rwanda • Misconceptions of leadership • Mistakes of leadership • Non-traditional leadership examples • Women in leadership roles
• ISBN-10: 3-030-26090-9 / 3030260909
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-26090-3 / 9783030260903