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Metaphors we lead by [electronic resource] : understanding leadership in the real world / edited by Mats Alvesson & Andrâe Spicer.

Contributor(s): Alvesson, Mats, 1956- | Spicer, Andrae.
Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011Description: 1 online resource (vi, 222 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780203840122 (ebk : PDF).Subject(s): Leadership | MetaphorGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No title; No title; No titleDDC classification: 303.34 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Introduction / Mats Alvesson and Andrâe Spicer -- 2. Theories of leadership / Mats Alvesson and Andrâe Spicer -- 3. Metaphors for leadership / Andrâe Spicer and Mats Alvesson -- 4. Leaders as saints : leadership through moral peak performance / Mats Alvesson -- 5. Leaders as gardeners : leadership through facilitating growth / Tony Huzzard and Sverre Spoelstra -- 6. Leaders as buddies : leadership through making people feel good / Stefan Sveningsson and Martin Blom -- 7. Leaders as commanders : leadership through creating clear direction / Andrâe Spicer -- 8. Leaders as cyborgs : leadership through mechanistic superiority / Sara Louise Muhr -- 9. Leaders as bullies : leadership through intimidation / Dan Kèarreman -- 10. Communicating leadership metaphors / Gail Fairhurst -- 11. Conclusion / Andrâe Spicer and Mats Alvesson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-218) and index.

1. Introduction / Mats Alvesson and Andrâe Spicer -- 2. Theories of leadership / Mats Alvesson and Andrâe Spicer -- 3. Metaphors for leadership / Andrâe Spicer and Mats Alvesson -- 4. Leaders as saints : leadership through moral peak performance / Mats Alvesson -- 5. Leaders as gardeners : leadership through facilitating growth / Tony Huzzard and Sverre Spoelstra -- 6. Leaders as buddies : leadership through making people feel good / Stefan Sveningsson and Martin Blom -- 7. Leaders as commanders : leadership through creating clear direction / Andrâe Spicer -- 8. Leaders as cyborgs : leadership through mechanistic superiority / Sara Louise Muhr -- 9. Leaders as bullies : leadership through intimidation / Dan Kèarreman -- 10. Communicating leadership metaphors / Gail Fairhurst -- 11. Conclusion / Andrâe Spicer and Mats Alvesson.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.