Destructive leaders and dysfunctional organizations : a therapeutic approach / Alan Goldman.

Author/creator Goldman, Alan
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxix, 218 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Leadership.
Organizational effectiveness.
Executive ability.
Executives--Psychology.
Leadership--Case studies.
Organizational effectiveness--Case studies.
Executive ability--Case studies.
Executives--Psychology. --Case studies.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-209) and index.
LCCN 2010277945
ISBN9780521888806 (hbk.)
ISBN0521888808 (hbk.)
ISBN9780521717342 (pbk.)
ISBN0521717345 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HD57.7 .G66385 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold