The Psychology of Power: Temptation at the Top

by Jaap van Ginneken

Overview

The author tests the hypothesis that hubris and the Bathsheba syndrome tend to affect all top leaders, by zooming in on the best known and very highest executives of our own day and age, and examines the psychological forces tugging at the top level of political leadership.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349497836
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Edition description:	1st ed. 2014
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Jaap van Ginneken is a Dutch Psychologist and Former Associate Professor in Communication Science at Amsterdam University, Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Introduction - the Bathsheba Syndrome 1. Lust or Sexual Obsession 2. Glutonny or Substance Abuse 3. Greed or Hidden Corruption 4. Wrath or Power Abuse 5. Folly or Mental Disease 6. Denail of Mortal Illness 7. Pride or Over-confidence Conclusion - Gender, Hormones and Risk Appendix Footnotes References (PM. Index) Author