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1. Athletic and mindful leaders : A signaling perspective on self-improvement amongst Swedish executives
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Swedish executives are in the pursuit of self-improvement. During the last two decades, extreme athleticism, practices like meditation and visiting retreats have been an increasingly common context within this pursuit, despite being costly in terms of time or simply being perceived as extreme. READ MORE
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2. The Perpetuation of Jihad: Boko Haram, Charismatic Constructions of Jihadist Ideology and the Rise of Abubakar Shekau
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Nigerian jihadist-terrorist movement Boko Haram reached international notoriety especially after the bombing of an UN-headquarters in Abuja in 2011 and after the kidnappings of 276 schoolgirls in 2014. But these events are minor parts of rapid evolutionary ideological developments and expansion. READ MORE
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3. The thin line between toxic leadership and transformational leadership: Stories of Steve Jobs
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Title: The thin line between toxic leadership and transformational leadership: stories of Steve Jobs Seminar date: 1 June 2016 Course: FEKH49, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credit Points (UPC) or ECTS‐cr) Authors: Amanda Bengtsson, Malin Lindskog and Sofia Jörnlid Advisor/s: Sverre Spoelstra Key words: Steve Jobs, Toxic Leadership, Charismatic Leadership, Transformational Leadership and heroic leadership Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to study the thin line between toxic and transformational leadership. To explore this, the case and the narratives of Steve Jobs have been chosen to study. READ MORE
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4. The Attitudes of Christian Church Pastors and Leaders toward Leadership Succession, For Leadership Continuity, in Charismatic and Pentecostal Church Organizations in Kumasi, Ghana.
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomiAbstract : Lack of cooperation of the incumbent leaders was a major cause of leadership succession failures of organizations reported. This investigation was carried out to determine the attitudes of Christian Senior Pastors and leaders (associate Pastors and Elders), for leadership continuity, toward leadership succession of Charismatic and Pentecostal Church organizations in Kumasi, Ghana; to find lasting solution to the problem of lack of cooperation of incumbent leaders towards leadership succession planning by determining the root cause of lack of cooperation of incumbent senior leader towards leadership succession. READ MORE
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5. The modern International Theatre State : North Korea's statehood, hereditary successions and its place in the international society
University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis proposes an extended version of the ”theatre state” concept, originally coined by Clifford Geertz, as an alternative analysis of contemporary North Korean statehood and political rule. The DPRK is perhaps the only revolutionary, state-socialist entity to have survived the end of the Cold War with its original order intact, and to have undergone a hereditary succession of leadership twice, while withstanding remarkably adverse conditions. READ MORE
