Examining love as a central ethic of leadership: a Kierkegaardian and feminist reading

This paper examines love as a concept for advancing our understanding of the ethics of leadership. We draw upon writings that consider love to be at the heart of modern subjects' search for meaning and affective attachment to organisation - necessitating, we argue, an exploration of leadership...

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Authors: Wray-Bliss, Edward (Author) ; De Pater, Irene E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2025, Volume: 200, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-12
Further subjects:B Leadership
B Feminism
B Morality
B Kierkegaard
B Love
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Leadership Psychology
B Meta-Ethics
B Normative Ethics
B Religion and Ethics
B Philosophy of Management
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