Biblical Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations

✍ Scribed by J. Lee Whittington (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 228
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Biblical Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations links biblically-based principles to the study of organizational practices by examining topics including motives, meaningful work, and spiritual leadership from a biblical perspective integrated with findings from contemporary research.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction: Biblical Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations....Pages 1-4
He Who Is Spiritual: The Biblical Perspective on Spirituality....Pages 5-27
Led by the Spirit, Leading by the Spirit: Paul as the Prototype of Spiritual Leadership....Pages 29-64
Snapshots of Leadership: Interpreting Paul through the Multiple Lenses of Social Science Research....Pages 65-94
Images of Leadership: Biblical Metaphors for Contemporary Leaders....Pages 95-121
Shepherds and Servants: Models of Authentic Engagement....Pages 123-150
Body, Building, and Family: New Testament Images of Organization....Pages 151-177
“Love One Another”: A Spirituality of Organizational Citizenship Behavior....Pages 179-199
Conclusion: Led by the Spirit, Leading by the Spirit—A Biblical Perspective on Spiritual Leadership....Pages 201-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-223

✦ Subjects

Management; Innovation/Technology Management; Business Strategy/Leadership; Behavioral/Experimental Economics; Office Management; Social Aspects of Religion

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