RT Article
T1 Understanding Responsible Leadership: Role Identity and Motivational Drivers
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 74
IS 4
SP 437
OP 456
A1 Pless, Nicola M.
LA English
YR 2007
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785628291
AB This article contributes to the emerging discussion on responsible leadership by providing an analysis of the inner theatre of a responsible leader. I use a narrative approach for analyzing the biography of Anita Roddick as a widely acknowledged prototype of a responsible leader. With clinical and normative lenses I explore the relationship between responsible leadership behavior and the underlying motivational systems. I begin the article with an introduction outlining the current state of responsible leadership research and explaining the kind of magnifying glasses used to examine the case. I continue with a brief summary of Anita Roddick’s development from childhood to adulthood, which provides the biographical background for exploring her motivational systems as a leader. Against this backdrop, I analyze the relationship between motivational drivers and a responsible leadership identity as revealed by Roddick in different behavioral leadership roles. I conclude the article by providing a number of lessons learned for responsible leadership and the development of future global leaders.
K1 female principles
K1 Moral Development
K1 Narrative analysis
K1 Clinical Psychology
K1 Citizenship
K1 Corporate Social Responsibility
K1 Responsible Leadership
DO 10.1007/s10551-007-9518-x