The Psychology of Power

Temptation at the Top
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-49783-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2776 g

The author tests the hypothesis that hubris and the Bathsheba syndrome tend to affect all top leaders, by zooming in on the best known and very highest executives of our own day and age, and examines the psychological forces tugging at the top level of political leadership.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ginneken, Jaap Van

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - the Bathsheba Syndrome 1. Lust or Sexual Obsession 2. Glutonny or Substance Abuse 3. Greed or Hidden Corruption 4. Wrath or Power Abuse 5. Folly or Mental Disease 6. Denail of Mortal Illness 7. Pride or Over-confidence Conclusion - Gender, Hormones and Risk Appendix Footnotes References (PM. Index) Author

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jaap van Ginneken is a Dutch Psychologist and Former Associate Professor in Communication Science at Amsterdam University, Netherlands.