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Philosophy of Leadership

The Power of Authority

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Robert Spillane

    1. Macquarie University, Australia

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  2. Jean-Etienne Joullié

    1. Gulf University for Sciences & Technology, Kuwait

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Heroic Leadership: Authority as Power

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 1-19

  3. Rational Leadership: Arguing to Authority

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 20-42

  4. Cynicism: Confronting Managerial Leadership

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 43-66

  5. Stoicism: Managing Adversity

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 67-86

  6. Religious Leadership: Two Faces of Authority

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 87-108

  7. Political Leadership: Contractual Authority

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 109-134

  8. German Romanticism: The Power of the Will

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 135-156

  9. Heroic Individualism: Anarchistic and Aristocratic

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 157-176

  10. Existentialism: Autonomy and Authority

    • Robert Spillane, Jean-Etienne Joullié
    Pages 177-202

  11. Leadership: The Power of Authority

    • John Martin
    Pages 203-222

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 223-235
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About this book

Philosophy of Leadership has been written to arouse curiosity, not to satisfy it. The authors point out ideas about leadership which draw upon both ancient and modern wisdom. This book develops a philosophy of leadership by tracing the evolution of Western ideas from philosophical perspectives, ancient and modern.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Macquarie University, Australia

    Robert Spillane

  • Gulf University for Sciences & Technology, Kuwait

    Jean-Etienne Joullié

About the authors

Robert Spillane is Professor at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia. He has been a visiting scholar at the London Business School, UK, the ABIN Institute in Germany, and the University of Stockholm, Sweden. He has published more than a dozen books on philosophy, psychology and management and a play, Entertaining Executives, which was performed at the Mermaid Theatre, London.

Jean-Etienne Joullié worked as an engineer in Europe and Asia Pacific for 18 years. He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering, an MBA, and a PhD in Philosophy. He has taught in management schools in Paris and Sydney and now teaches at the Gulf University for Sciences and Technology in Kuwait. He has published a book of philosophy and articles in management journals.

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