The Power of Leadership Storytelling : Case of Adolf Hitler

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…

Osuustoiminnallisen organisaation kehityksen kytkeytyminen suomalaisen hyvinvointiyhteiskunnan kehitykseen vastuullisuusnäkökulmasta : tapaus OP Ryhmä

Yritysten ja yhteiskunnan välinen suhde on monitahoinen ilmiö, jota voidaan lähestyä lukuisista näkökulmista. Yritykset ovat erottamaton osa yhteiskuntaa, eivät siitä erillisiä. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastelemme suomalaisittain merkittävän osuustoiminnallisen organisaation kehityksen kytkeytymistä hyvinvointiyhteiskunnan kehitykseen vastuullisuuden näkökulmasta. Vastuullisuus sateenvarjokäsitteenä kattaa usein synonyymisesti käytetyt yhteiskuntavastuun ja yritysvastuun käsitteet. Tarkastelumme kohteena on suomalainen osuuskuntamuotoinen finanssialan pankkiorganisaatio, OP Ryhmä. Osuuskuntamuotoisen organisaation on arvopohjansa perusteella lunastettava useita vastuullisuuteen liittyviä odotu…

Ethical Dilemmas in the Asylum System : Termination of Reception Services

How to be an effective charismatic leader: lessons for leadership development

PurposeTo highlight and explore the concept of charisma and charismatic leadership and to suggest how good leadership is possible.Design/methodology/approachThe article is based on the conceptual consideration.FindingsA way to better charismatic leadership is possible to achieve, but this needs a lot of work and commitment.Practical implicationsThe article suggests some key points to develop better charismatic leadership.Originality/valueThe article will be of value to those business managers who want to develop their skills of leadership

Shortcomings of New Public Management Ideology from the Power Perspective : Exploration of Power Relations in a Finnish Municipal Organization

New public management (NPM) is perceived as a method for restoring the effectiveness of municipal organizations. In Finland, it is the main motivator for the reconstruction of municipal and state-driven public sectors. Our article explores the power relations created through implementing the NPM ideology, and how those power relations are constructed and renegotiated between office-holders and politicians in a Finnish municipal organization. We contribute to the NPM literature through an empirical study by introducing forms of power, including previously neglected concealed power. Typically, the informal rules of NPM, the administrative codex, and municipal politics are considered to deline…

Storytelling and ethics

Avoin ongelmista - ongelma avoimuudesta? : arvonluonnin diskurssit integroiduissa raporteissa

The aim of the research was to increase understanding of integrated reporting and further the understanding of the concept of value creation. The data used for the project came from an integrated report from 2012–2013 of seven Nordic construction and infrastructure fields. The methodological approach used was a critical discourse analysis divided into three levels. The analysis begins from a textual level and moves through an interpretive analysis onto the level of critical analysis. On the critical level we look at the power structures involved in value creation and their problematic nature in relation to the objectives of integrated reporting. Three discourses were identified in the analy…