Metaphors for Leading - Leading by Metaphors / Susanne Krüger, Peirong Lin, Dorothy Mmakgwale Farisani, Solomon Kgatle, Eberhard Werner, Jack Barentsen, Mathias Nell, Thomas Kröck, Konstantin Schneider, Elelwani Farisani, Peter Westphal, Christoph Stenschke, Emanuel Kessler, Nelus Niemandt, Christo Lombaard, Martina Kessler, Johannes Reimer, Johann Kornelsen, Kristina Willjes, Stefan Jung, Volker Kessler, Louise Kretzschmar, Elke Meier, Stefan Jung, Volker Kessler, Louise Kretzschmar, Elke Meier

• MitwirkendeR: Krüger, Susanne; Lin, Peirong; Mmakgwale Farisani, Dorothy; Kgatle, Solomon; Werner, Eberhard; Barentsen, Jack; Nell, Mathias; Kröck, Thomas; Schneider, Konstantin; Farisani, Elelwani; Westphal, Peter; Stenschke, Christoph; Kessler, Emanuel; Niemandt, Nelus; Lombaard, Christo; Kessler, Martina; Reimer, Johannes Prof. Dr.; Kornelsen, Johann; Willjes, Kristina; Jung, Stefan Prof. Dr.; Kessler, Volker Prof. DDr.; Kretzschmar, Louise Prof. Dr.; Meier, Elke
• HerausgeberIn: Jung, Stefan Prof. Dr.; Kessler, Volker Prof. DDr.; Kretzschmar, Louise Prof. Dr.; Meier, Elke
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Management - Ethik - Organisation Band 006
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 pages).
• Notes: [1. Edition]

Führung und Organisation sind komplexe Phänomene, die oftmals durch Metaphern beschrieben werden. Zunehmend interessieren sich Theorie und Praxis für ihre Verwendung. Wie sehen sich Führungskräfte selbst und wie werden sie von anderen metaphorisch beschrieben? Gängige Sprachbilder reichen vom...

Table of Contents

• The example of Jacob Zuma and the resistance of Thuli Madonsela / Louise Kretzschmar
• From stealing someone's lunch to the inclusion of justice and care: A reflective follower's interpretation on the self-reliance of Singapore / Peirong Lin
• Black South African women are not perpetual minors but hard rocks: Recognising leadership through metaphors / Dorothy Mmakgwale Farisani
• The cup and baptism: Metaphors of servant leadership in Mark 10:38-39 / Solomon Kgatle
• Modelling inclusivist friendship in leadership / Eberhard Werner
• The pastor as entrepreneur? An investigation of the use and value of "entrepreneur" as metaphor for pastoral leadership / Jack Barentsen
• Military metaphors we lead by: Paul's self-enactment as a field commander / Mathias Nell
• Master or midwives? The role of international development workers / Thomas Kröck
• Die Hebamme: Eine Leitbild-Metapher für das Leiten in Gemeinde aus theologischer Perspektive / Konstantin Schneider
• The role of the king in the Old Testament and its significance for modern leadership in Africa / Elelwani Farisani
• Resilient leadership through a system of unique and separated roles: King, Priest, and Prophet as metaphors for counter-balancing leadership functions in organisations / Peter Westphal
• "Shepherd the Church of God" (Acts 20:28): Pastoral metaphors for leadership in the Bible / Christoph Stenschke
• Herding bees: A metaphor for agile project management / Emanuel Kessler
• Herding cats: A helpful metaphor for leading academic researchers / Volker Kessler
• "Narraphors" in missional transformation of South African denominations: A herd of buffaloes / Nelus Niemandt
• Leading Lady: Lady Wisdom from the Hebrew Bible book of Proverbs as a metaphor for leadership / Christo Lombaard
• Der Mann als Metapher für Leiterschaft / Martina Kessler
• The metaphor of father: A comparison of fatherly and paternalistic leadership in mission / Johannes Reimer
• The flowing stream metaphor: Leading organisations towards strategic flexibility in a permanently changing world / Johann Kornelsen
• The agile organisation: New metaphors for an old concept? / Stefan Jung, Kristina Willjes.