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Author Goldman, Alan

Title Destructive leaders and dysfunctional organizations : a therapeutic approach / Alan Goldman
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 218 pages)
Contents Introduction : leaders and organizations in search of treatment -- Hubris and narcissism : the dark underbelly of leadership -- The enigma of an unintentionally toxic leader : an emotionally turbulent, destructive and impulsive workplace -- The narcissistic leader : world-renowned and quite arrogant -- Leader sabotage and the dysfunctional organization : the fish rots from the head down -- The obsessive compulsive leader : a manager's mandate for perfection or destruction -- The borderline leader : when brilliance and psychopathology coexist -- Trouble at the top : high-toxicity implications of a leader with antisocial personality disorder -- Histrionic leadership : the allure of the toxic leader in a volatile industry -- The outer limits of toxic organizational behavior : corporate trauma in the form of disturbed leadership -- Destructive leaders and dysfunctional organizations : tearing down the walls of professional greed, hubris, toxic genius and psychopathology
Summary Organizational behavior and leadership research has traditionally been deeply influenced by positive psychology and appreciative inquiry. Yet, in recent times, a wave of corporate scandals and spectacular organizational failures has forced management and organizational theorists to rethink this approach. Unethical CEO behavior, white collar crime, property deviance, employee grievances and lawsuits, organizational terrorism, and workplace violence have all provided the impetus for an examination of the darker side of leadership. In Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations, Alan Goldman draws on his extensive experience as a management consultant and executive coach to provide a fascinating behind-closed-doors account of troubled leaders and the effect they have on their organizations. Featuring clinical case studies, ranging from the fashion industry to an aeronautical engineering corporation, the book explores the damaging effects of destructive leadership on organizations and provides the tools necessary for early recognition, assessment, and treatment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index
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Subject Leadership.
Organizational effectiveness.
Executive ability.
Executives -- Psychology.
Leadership -- Case studies
Organizational effectiveness -- Case studies
Executive ability -- Case studies
Executives -- Psychology -- Case studies
Leadership
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
Executive ability
Executives -- Psychology
Leadership
Organizational effectiveness
Führung
Organisation
Effizienz
Management
Destruktion
Machtmissbrauch
Führungskraft.
Führung.
Psychologie.
Führungstechnik.
Organisation.
Effizienz.
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511691010
0511691017
9780511805097
0511805098