Changing Conceptions of Leadership

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Changing Conceptions of Leadership: An Introduction....Pages 1-10
The Evolution of Leadership: A Preliminary Skirmish....Pages 11-31
The Dilemma of Unwanted Leadership in Social Movements: The German Example Before 1914....Pages 33-52
Charismatic Leadership: Max Weber’s Model and Its Applicability to the Rule of Hitler....Pages 53-66
Charismatic Domination, Totalitarian Dictatorship, and Plebiscitary Democracy in the Twentieth Century....Pages 67-81
Power and Leadership in Lewinian Field Theory: Recalling an Interrupted Task....Pages 83-99
The Contribution of Cognitive Resources and Behavior to Leadership Performance....Pages 101-114
Leadership as a Function of Group Action....Pages 115-134
Contests, Conquests, Coronations: On Media Events and Their Heroes....Pages 135-144
The Creation of Political Leaders in the Context of American Politics in the 1970s and 1980s....Pages 145-169
Leadership Ms.-Qualified: I. The Gender Bias in Everyday and Scientific Thinking....Pages 171-197
Leadership Ms.-Qualified: II. Reflections on and Initial Case Study Investigation of Contemporary Women Leaders....Pages 199-221
Scientific Leadership....Pages 223-239
Epilogue....Pages 241-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-264