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Martin Gutmann
1. ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Brings together compelling case studies from the history of leadership
Enriches management thought with insights from history
Examines non-traditional leadership challenges and scenarios

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xvi

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Introduction: The Value of the Historical Perspective for Leadership Studies
- Martin Gutmann
Pages 1-12
The Postwar Period
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 13-13
  
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2. Leadership in War and Genocide: Roméo Dallaire in Rwanda
  
  Michael Geheran, David Frey
  
  Pages 15-39
3. Lost in Culture: C&A’s Failure in the United States, 1946–1964
  
  Mark Spoerer
  
  Pages 41-53
4. Prisoners as Leaders of Political Change: Cage 11 and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland
  
  Dieter Reinisch
  
  Pages 55-75
The Second World War
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 77-77
  
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2. When Complexity Costs Lives: Secondary Goals and Compartmentalized Information in the Second World War’s Greatest Raid
  
  Reto Michael Wegmann, Joshua Lorenzo Newett
  
  Pages 79-92
3. Paul Geheeb and Nazi Germany: Progressive Education in the Age of Fascism
  
  Ashley Curtis
  
  Pages 93-106
The Age of the Industrial Revolution
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 107-107
  
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2. Mary van Kleeck and the International Industrial Relations Institute: Resolving Conflicts Between Labor and Capital Through the Power of Knowledge
  
  Hannah Mormann
  
  Pages 109-122
3. Roald Amundsen in the Age of Polar Exploration: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Quest to Conquer the Northwest Passage
  
  Martin Gutmann
  
  Pages 123-140
4. Clash of Cannons: The American Civil War Leadership of Henry Jackson Hunt and Edward Porter Alexander
  
  Allan S. Boyce
  
  Pages 141-169
5. Industrial Leadership and the Long-Lasting Competitiveness of the Swiss Watch Industry
  
  Pierre-Yves Donzé
  
  Pages 171-191
The Pre-modern Period
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 193-193
  
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2. Mary Tudor, the First Sovereign Queen of England: The Politics of Blood, Gender, Law, and Religion in the 1500s
  
  Johanna Luthman
  
  Pages 195-213
3. Muhammad II Khwarazmshah Meets Chinggis Khan: A Tale of Hubris and Failed Leadership in the Thirteenth Century
  
  Timothy May
  
  Pages 215-232
4. Töregene, Imperial Widow in the Mongol Empire in the 1240s: Opposing Her Husband’s Will on Behalf of Her Son
  
  Anne F. Broadbridge
  
  Pages 233-254
5. Pericles of Athens: Democracy and Empire
  
  Anthony Smart
  
  Pages 255-267

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About this book

This book examines the well-covered subject of leadership from a unique perspective: history's vast catalogue of leadership successes and failures. Through a collection of highly compelling case studies spanning two millennia, it looks beyond the classic leadership parable of men in military or political crises and shows that successful leadership cannot be reduced to simplistic formulae.

Written by experts in the field and based on rigorous research, each case provides a rich and compelling account that is accessible to a wide audience, from students to managers. Rather than serving as a vehicle for advancing a particular theory of leadership, each case invites readers to reflect, debate and extract their own insights.

Editors and Affiliations

ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Martin Gutmann

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Dr. Martin Gutmann is the Managing Director and Lecturer at the Swiss School of Public Governance, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Historians on Leadership and Strategy
Book Subtitle: Case Studies From Antiquity to Modernity
Editors: Martin Gutmann
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26090-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26089-7Published: 01 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26092-7Published: 01 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26090-3Published: 01 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 267
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: World History, Global and Transnational History, Business Strategy/Leadership, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Development

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Front Matter

The Postwar Period

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The Second World War

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The Age of the Industrial Revolution

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The Pre-modern Period

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ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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