{"product_id":"understanding-leadership-an-arts-and-humanities-perspective-1","title":"Understanding Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaozi, Marx, the Buddha, Ibsen, Machiavelli – these are just a few of the world’s great thinkers who have weighed in on the subject of leadership over the centuries. Yet the contemporary student of leadership often overlooks many of these names in favor of more recent theorists hailing from the social sciences. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e takes a different angle, employing the works of the great philosophers, authors, and artists found in world civilization and presenting an arts and humanities perspective on the study of leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors build their conceptual framework using their \u003ci\u003eFive Components of Leadership Model\u003c\/i\u003e, which recognizes the leader, the followers, the goal, the context, and the cultural values and norms that make up the leadership process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupporting the text are a wealth of case studies that reflect on works such as Ayn Rand’s novella \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e, Eugène Delacroix’s painting \u003ci\u003eLiberty Leading the People\u003c\/i\u003e, Charlie Chaplin’s film \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Athol Fugard’s play \u003ci\u003e\"Master Harold\" . . . and the boys\u003c\/i\u003e, Laozi’s poetic work \u003ci\u003eDao De Jing\u003c\/i\u003e, and Antonín Dvořák’s \u003ci\u003eNew World Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e. The authors also introduce studies from various world cultures to emphasize the role that cultural values and norms play in leadership. This illuminating framework promotes the multidimensional thinking that is necessary for understanding and problem-solving in a complex world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Perspective will be a valuable resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate leadership students, while leadership professionals will also appreciate the book’s unique liberal arts and cultural approach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54100240400728,"sku":null,"price":50.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367151812.jpg?v=1777694455","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-leadership-an-arts-and-humanities-perspective-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}