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Handbook of heroism and heroic leadership

Title

Handbook of heroism and heroic leadership / edited by Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals, and Roderick M. Kramer.

Format

Book

Edition

1 edition.

Published

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Description

xxii, 572 pages ; 26 cm

Other contributors

Allison, Scott T., editor. Goethals, George R., editor. Kramer, Roderick M. (Roderick Moreland), 1950- editor.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Foreword / Philip Zimbardo
• Introduction
• Setting the scene : the rise and coalescence of heroism science / Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals, and Roderick M. Kramer
• Origins of heroism
• Attributes and applications of heroes : a brief history of lay and academic perspectives / Elaine L. Kinsella, Timothy D. Ritchie, and Eric R. Igou
• Why heroism exists : evolutionary perspectives on extreme helping / Sara Kafashan, Adam Sparks, Amanda Rotella, and Pat Barclay
• Adaptive foundations of heroism : social heuristics push advantageous everyday ethical behavior to heroic extremes / Gordon T. Kraft-Todd and David G. Rand
• The evolution and neurobiology of heroism / Stephanie D. Preston
• Character development and the emergence of heroic leadership : towards a relational developmental systems-based model / Kristina Schmid Callina, Richard M. Lerner, Ettya Fremont, Brian Burkhard, Danielle Stacey, and Shaobing Su
• The moral character of heroes / Lawrence J. Walker
• Why and how groups create moral heroes / Ari Decter-Frain, Ruth Vanstone, and Jeremy A. Frimer
• The hero organism : advancing the embodiment of heroism thesis in the 21st century / Olivia Efthimiou
• Types of heroism
• Everyday heroes : determinants of moral courage / Anna Halmburger, Anna Baumert, and Manfred Schmitt
• Heroism in times of crisis: understanding leadership during extreme events
• Zeno e. franco
• Holocaust heroes : heroic altruism of non-jewish moral exemplars in nazi europe / Stephanie Fagin-Jones
• Heroism and wisdom in medicine / Margaret Plews-Ogan, Justine E. Owens, Natalie May, and Monika Ardelt
• Deviant heroes and social heroism in everyday life : activists and artists / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Michael Condren, and Izabela Lebuda
• To become or not to become? : existential courage and the pursuit of desired identities / Roderick M. Kramer
• Heroism in the networked society / Dana Klisanin
• A training program in spiritually-oriented leadership : inner growth for outer change / Elsa Lau, Sarah B. Sherman, and Lisa Miller
• Career development and a sense of calling : contexts for heroism / Bryan J. Dik, Adelyn B. Shimizu, and William O'Connor
• Underdogs as heroes / Joseph A. Vandello, Nadav Goldschmied, and Kenneth Michniewicz
• Whistleblowers as heroes : fostering "quiet" heroism in place of the heroic whistleblower stereotype / A J Brown
• Processes of heroism
• The hero's transformation / Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals
• Moral transformation : the paths to heroism, villainy, and victimhood / Amelia Goranson and Kurt Gray
• The impact of heroism on heroes and observers : stories of elevation and personal change / Jeanne Nakamura and Laura Graham
• Accidental and purposeful impediments to heroism / Craig D. Parks
• Heroic empathy: the heart of leadership / Ronald H. Humphrey and Laural L. Adams
• Heroic leaders and despotic tyrants : how power and status shape leadership / Anika Stuppy and Nicole L. Mead
• The intersection of purpose and heroism: a study of exemplars / Kendall Cotton Bronk and Brian R. Riches
• Heroism and the pursuit of meaning / Jeffrey D. Green, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Athena H. Cairo, and Nao Hagiwara
• Psychopathy and heroism : unresolved questions and future directions / Brett A. Murphy, Scott O. Lilienfeld, and Ashley L. Watts
• The courage of one's moral convictions : exploring the two sides of heroism / Ronnie Janoff-Bulman and Prerana Bharadwaj
• Contributors
• Index.

Subject headings

Leadership--Psychological aspects.

ISBN

9781138915633 (hardback ; alk. paper) 1138915637 (hardback ; alk. paper) 9781138915657 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1138915653 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9781315690100 (ebook)

Standard Identifier

40026509429