Leadership, Gender and Ethics: Embodied Reason in Challenging Masculinities

This book explores the masculinity of leadership and how it can be challenged or disrupted through an embodied form of reasoning. It provides an analysis of the neglected issues of identity/anxiety, power/resistance, diversity/gender, and the body/masculinities surrounding the concept and practice of leadership. It also illustrates the arguments of the book through an empirical examination of academic life, organization change and innovation, and the global financial crisis of 2008. The insights of this book may change studies and practices of leadership.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a groundbreaking exploration of leadership, focusing on contemporary concerns about gender and ethics. It stands out by examining the masculinity of leadership and exploring how it can be challenged or disrupted through an embodied form of reasoning. The central argument of the book is that masculine leadership often elevates rationality at the expense of the body and feelings, sanctioning unethical behavior.

In order to delve into this thesis, Leadership, Gender and Ethics: Embodied Reason in Challenging Masculinities provides a comprehensive analysis of the overlooked issues of identity/anxiety, power/resistance, diversity/gender, and the body/masculinities surrounding the concept and practice of leadership. It also illustrates the book's arguments through an empirical examination of academic life, organization change and innovation, and the global financial crisis of 2008. Additionally, in a postscript, the book analyzes examples of masculine leadership during the global pandemic of 2020.

This book is of immense interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of leadership and management, as well as those seeking to understand the intersections between leadership and gender, ethics, and embodied approaches. It will also appeal to those who are interested in developing new ways of thinking and theorizing about leadership in terms of identities and insecurities, power and masculinity, ethics, and the body. The insights gained from this book have the potential to revolutionize studies and practices of leadership.

Weight: 540g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367698935