Ethical leadership in turbulent times : modeling the public career of George C. Marshall / Gerald M. Pops.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pops, Gerald M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.

Marshall, George C.

United States. Army--Biography.

United States.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--Case studies.

Leadership.

Statesmen--United States--Biography.

Statesmen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Ethical Leadership in Turbulent Times, Gerald M. Pops combines leadership and organizational theory with early twentieth-century history to model public leadership that is both monumentally effective and classically ethical. The book draws on the career of General George C. Marshall, including his character virtues and ethical practices in two world wars and his efforts to keep the peace and promote economic recovery following World War II.

Contents:

The search for ideal leadership

Growth of a leader

Core ethical attributes of leadership

Additional ethical attributes

Dark passage : preparing the nation for war

Organizer of victory

Statesman

Organizational philosophy and management style

Marshall and reorganization

Leading others

Democracy and bureaucracy

Leadership lessons, enduring issues, and renewable legacies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-318) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-65581-0

0-7391-3955-X

OCLC:

855502377