Waking the dead and crossing over : building trust across differences in Homer's Odyssey / Jared Simard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simard, Jared, active 2024, author.

Series:

SAGE Business cases.

SAGE Business cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer. Odyssey--Case studies.

Homer.

Industrial management--Case studies.

Industrial management.

Leadership--Cross-cultural studies--Case studies.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2024.

Summary:

Odysseus is a classic leader. In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus must travel home with his men after waging war against Troy for 10 years. The would-be short sail home turns into another 10-year journey. Two of the most dramatic episodes during this journey are his visit with Circe and later to the Underworld, the Land of the Dead. Odysseus at first balks, and his men resist, but he persists and crosses the most consequential of boundaries, that which separates life from death. The process involved and what he learns from the successful crossing over and back again presents insights into leadership. Encounters with the dead, near-death experiences, and other such crossings have deep associations with myth, folklore, and mysticism. This case study will present Odysseus' time with Circe and later journey to the Land of the Dead as a template for thinking about collaborating across boundaries and boundary-spanning leadership. Students will be asked to analyze how Odysseus' actions demonstrate the principles of cross-cultural leadership and how these principles can be applied to modern situations.

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ISBN:

1-0719-4574-2

9781071945742

OCLC:

1417358287