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Nicolaas T.o. Mouton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a literary perspective on the limits of leadership tolstoy s critique of the Great Man Theory
Leadership, 2019Co-Authors: Nicolaas T.o. MoutonAbstract:The traditional Great Man Theory of leadership is treated with scant respect, yet it is still widely in use. This article reconstructs and reevaluates Tolstoy’s critique of the claim that Great men...
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A literary perspective on the limits of leadership: Tolstoy’s critique of the Great Man Theory:
Leadership, 2017Co-Authors: Nicolaas T.o. MoutonAbstract:The traditional Great Man Theory of leadership is treated with scant respect, yet it is still widely in use. This article reconstructs and reevaluates Tolstoy’s critique of the claim that Great men...
Michael Shammas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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An Indomitable Will: Hannibal Barca & the Start of a World War
2020Co-Authors: Michael ShammasAbstract:For Many historians, the "Great Man" Theory--emphasizing the centrality of powerful leaders in changing history--has (rightly) fallen out of fashion. Less credit is given to leaders; more attention is paid to the average person. Concurrently, for Many international relations theorists, the deMands of realpolitik and geopolitics are emphasized while the individual personalities of leaders and the collective personalities of cultures are de-emphasized. Yet, while the "Great Man" Theory of history is limiting, certain historical events simply cannot be explained without reference to the passions, motives, and personalities of individual leaders. Relatedly, though the competitive desire for resources can explain some wars, the fiercest conflicts are fought not over tangible goods but over abstract ideals. The Second Punic War proves both points: Almost entirely on his own, for reasons related more to culture and ideals than resources, one remarkable Man--Hannibal Barca--triggered the ancient world's deadliest world war. The next time resentment over an unfair treaty, bitterness, one driven leader, and clashing ideals would trigger such large-scale conflict would not occur until the Second World War.
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An Indomitable Will: Hannibal Barca and the Start of a World War
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019Co-Authors: Michael ShammasAbstract:For Many historians, the "Great Man" Theory--emphasizing the centrality of powerful leaders in changing history--has (rightly) fallen out of fashion. Less credit is given to leaders; more attention is paid to the average person. Concurrently, for Many international relations theorists, the deMands of realpolitik and geopolitics are emphasized while the individual personalities of leaders and the collective personalities of cultures are de-emphasized. Yet, while the "Great Man" Theory of history is limiting, certain historical events simply cannot be explained without reference to the passions, motives, and personalities of individual leaders. Relatedly, though the competitive desire for resources can explain some wars, the fiercest conflicts are fought not over tangible goods but over abstract ideals. The Second Punic War proves both points: Almost entirely on his own, for reasons related more to culture and ideals than resources, one remarkable Man--Hannibal Barca--triggered the ancient world's deadliest world war. The next time resentment over an unfair treaty, bitterness, one driven leader, and clashing ideals would trigger such large-scale conflict would not occur until the Second World War.
J. E. Smyth - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Oxford Scholarship Online - The Cellophane Wall
Oxford Scholarship Online, 2018Co-Authors: J. E. SmythAbstract:Between 1924 and 1954, Hollywood was, more than any other American business enterprise, enriched by women: women’s pictures, women audiences and fans, and women filmmakers. McLean, Head, McCall, Davis, Harrison, Hopper, and Many other Hollywood women offered collaborative models of the studio system. These are difficult concepts for film historians to face. Recognizing that the Hollywood studio system enabled women’s careers between 1924 and 1954 forces a reconsideration of two ideologies that have held sway over American film and cultural history: the “Great Man” Theory of film authorship, and the assumption that things for Hollywood’s women have improved over time, due to our faith in “progressive” history. Today, women trying to break into the industry are told that although things are difficult and women are not represented equally in the creative professions, the situation has improved since the bad old studio days. “Bunk!” as Bette Davis would have said.
Bert Spector - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Carlyle, Freud, and the Great Man Theory more fully considered:
Leadership, 2015Co-Authors: Bert SpectorAbstract:Contemporary surveys of leadership scholarship will occasionally mention the Great Man Theory before moving on to more rigorous academic categories. Less a Theory than a statement of faith, the Gre...
Kevin Roe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Leadership: Practice and Perspectives
2014Co-Authors: Kevin RoeAbstract:A textbook exploring basic theories associated with leadership. The first part of the book runs in a rough chronological order from trait and Great Man Theory through to Authentic Leadership. The second part looks at related themes such as power, emotional intelligence, diversity and strategic leadership. The book uses contemporary case studies as well as more esoteric examples to bring leadership to life. There is a comprehensive online resource including slides, questionnaires and MCQs.
