Metaphors We Lead By : Understanding Leadership in the Real World, Hardcover ...

Description: Metaphors We Lead By : Understanding Leadership in the Real World, Hardcover by Alvesson, Mats (EDT); Spicer, Andre (EDT), ISBN 0415568447, ISBN-13 9780415568449, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Offering six metaphors for leading--as a gardener, buddy, saint, cyborg, commander, and bully--professors of business administration from Lund University, Sweden examine the contradictions of leadership. They approach their study by first delineating an understanding of leadership, and then examine differing views and definitions of leadership before focusing on leadership in the real world. Contributed chapters explore the six metaphors highlighting the use of metaphors to understand leadership and suggesting possible combinations and applications to areas other than leadership, such as education. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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Book Title: Metaphors We Lead By : Understanding Leadership in the Real World

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

Publication Name: Metaphors We Lead by : Understanding Leadership in the Real World

Language: English

Publisher: Routledge

Item Height: 0.7 in

Publication Year: 2011

Subject: Leadership, General, Management

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Type: Textbook

Author: André Spicer

Subject Area: Business & Economics

Item Length: 9.3 in

Item Width: 6.4 in

Format: Hardcover