
Leadership in Middle-Earth
Theories and Applications for Organizations
Michael J. Urick(Author)
Emerald Publishing Limited
Published on 25. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-80071-528-8 (ISBN)
Description
Part of the series Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture, Urick examines mentorship and learning, transformational and servant leadership, culture, bases of power, leader emergence, teams, motivation, and more.
Leadership in Middle-Earth explores J.R.R. Tolkien's exemplary leadership and management examples evident in his tales such as 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings', examining mentorship, team dynamics, mindfulness, servant leadership, influence and ethical leadership through solid academic theories and management practices. Readers will become familiar and comfortable with academically supported leadership concepts to adjust their own behaviors, becoming more successful in the process.
By examining leadership theories through the context of popular culture, the book encourages readers to think creatively about how they might adjust their own management approach. The series aims to bring examples, theory and methodology of leadership to life by analysing academic concepts through popular culture examples that will appeal to a broad range of readers.
Leadership in Middle-Earth explores J.R.R. Tolkien's exemplary leadership and management examples evident in his tales such as 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings', examining mentorship, team dynamics, mindfulness, servant leadership, influence and ethical leadership through solid academic theories and management practices. Readers will become familiar and comfortable with academically supported leadership concepts to adjust their own behaviors, becoming more successful in the process.
By examining leadership theories through the context of popular culture, the book encourages readers to think creatively about how they might adjust their own management approach. The series aims to bring examples, theory and methodology of leadership to life by analysing academic concepts through popular culture examples that will appeal to a broad range of readers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80071-528-8 (9781800715288)
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E-Book
05/2021
1st Edition
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Person
Michael J. Urick, PhD, MBA, MS, SSGB, SHRM-CP is Graduate Director of the Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence and Associate Professor of Management and Operational Excellence at the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government at Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA USA). Urick has authored or co-authored over fifty publications, many of which are related to linking pop culture to theories, leadership, and generational issues at work. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Leadership and Management and Series Editor for Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture.
Content
Chapter 1. Background and Organization of the Book Chapter 2. Background
Chapter 3. Leader Emergence and Holding onto Power
Chapter 4. Leader Influence
Chapter 5. Team Considerations
Chapter 6. Communication
Chapter 7. Representation in Middle-earth
Chapter 8. Mentorship and Knowledge
Chapter 9. Conducting Meetings
Chapter 10. Care for Resources
Chapter 11. Celebrations
Chapter 12. Applying Leadership in Middle-earth to Our Own Contexts
Chapter 3. Leader Emergence and Holding onto Power
Chapter 4. Leader Influence
Chapter 5. Team Considerations
Chapter 6. Communication
Chapter 7. Representation in Middle-earth
Chapter 8. Mentorship and Knowledge
Chapter 9. Conducting Meetings
Chapter 10. Care for Resources
Chapter 11. Celebrations
Chapter 12. Applying Leadership in Middle-earth to Our Own Contexts