The Power of Leadership Storytelling : Case of Adolf Hitler
Takala, T., & Auvinen, T. (2016). The Power of Leadership Storytelling : Case of Adolf Hitler. Tamara : Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, 14(1), 21-34. http://alk.nazwa.pl/tamarajournal.com/index.php/tamara/article/view/399
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Tamara : Journal for Critical Organization InquiryDate
2016Discipline
Basic or discovery scholarshipJohtaminenBasic or discovery scholarshipManagement and LeadershipCopyright
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We consider the construction of leadership influence involving manipulation and from
narrative standpoint. We use the career of Adolf Hitler as an empirical example - as a case
- illustrating the huge, and potentially destructive, power of story-telling. Hitler is used as
an illustrative case for how storytelling is involved in constructing great leadership
influence – and with a view to making sense of such a leader’s story. We have applied both
conceptual and narrative analysis in our empirical case. In terms of the narrative analysis,
we follow Polkinghorne’s definition on narrative inquiry. Despite the significant attention
given to storytelling in the contemporary management literature, less research has been
devoted to understanding its connection to destructive leadership. As a result of the case
we have constructed a rich description of evolving process of destructive leadership.
Leaders all over the world can get practical guidance and support for their aims to be better
leader and to resist bad leadership.
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Kozminski UniversityISSN Search the Publication Forum
1532-5555
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