Essays about: "extreme athleticism"

Found 2 essays containing the words extreme athleticism.

1. 1. Athletic and mindful leaders : A signaling perspective on self-improvement amongst Swedish executives

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jesper Kollberg Dahlström; Axel Lindstedt; [2020]
   Keywords : Athleticism; Mindfulness; Endurance training; Meditation; Executives; Leadership; Signaling theory; Charismatic leadership theory;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. Being Fit to Lead : Travel of Ideas within the Leadership Context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Robert Rtveliashvili; Oscar Swinden; [2020]
   Keywords : Travel of ideas; Scandinavian institutionalism; organisation theory; adopting actor; proliferation; leadership; extreme athleticism;

   Abstract : Nowadays actors within the business context are presented with a vast menu of different ideas which they can potentially adopt. This begs the question why actors choose to adopt a specific idea out of all the other available options. READ MORE