{"product_id":"on-leadership-9781405132473","title":"On Leadership","description":"In this series of lectures, previously unpublished in English, and here translated from a French reconstruction and interpretation by noted scholar Thierry Weil, leading organizational scholar James March uses great works of literature to explore the problems of leadership. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses great works of literature to explore the problems of leadership, for example War and Peace, Othello, and Don Quixote.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents moral dilemmas related to leadership, for example the balance between private life and public duties, and between the expression and the control of sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages readers to explore ideas that are sometimes subversive and unpalatable but may allow organizations to adapt in a rapidly changing world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames G. March\u003c\/b\u003e is Jack Steele Parker Professor of International Management Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Sociology and Education at Stanford University. He has inspired generations of students with his work in the study of organizations. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eDecisions and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrganizations\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eBehavioral Theory of the Firm\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Edition, 1992), \u003ci\u003eOrganizations\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Edition, 1993) and \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Organizational Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), all published by Blackwell Publishing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThierry Weil, \u003c\/b\u003e a former physicist, is Professor of Technology Management at École des Mines de Paris, where he was the Dean of research and graduate studies from 1991 to 1995. He also advises companies and policy makers on the management of innovation. From 2000 to 2002, he acted as scientific advisor to the Prime Minister of France, Lionel Jospin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648760447250,"sku":"9781405132473","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_405d4ec7-3d58-4cf4-9221-8b51df6b4788.jpg?v=1759833729","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-leadership-9781405132473","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}