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Oooops! The submission deadline is March 2, 2009 (not 2008 as listed below). Sorry, Steve On 10/1/08 8:25 AM, "Steve Taylor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > CALL FOR PAPERS > Special Issue of Leadership: Leadership As An Art > > What would the consequences be of taking the idea of OEleadership as an artı > seriously? That is to say, what happens if we move beyond an idea of > OEleadership as an artı meaning simply that leadership isnıt an exact > science? What happens if we apply the same sensibilities, or similar > aesthetic judgements to leading that we do to fine art, dance, or theatre? > What would the implications be for leadership research and theory, as well > as for leadership development and practice? We invite papers which explore > this territory for a Special Issue of Leadership to be published in August > 2010. > > We imagine the range of concerns papers might address could include: > > * What might constitute the OEaesthetics of leadershipı, either from a > theoretical or practical perspective? > > * What happens if we invest leadership with insights or practices from > artistic forms such as dance, theatre, mime, music, collage, fiction > writing, or other art forms? > > * How do depictions of leaders within art forms (such as King Lear, or > characters from Joseph Conradıs novels) inform leadership theory and > practice? > > * What do images of leaders as depicted by portraiture contribute to our > understanding of leading and leadership? > > * How might aesthetic categories be applied to leadership what is > beautiful leadership, what is sublime leadership, what is grotesque > leadership, and so on? > > * What are the implications for conducting research into leadership if it is > seriously considered to be an art form? > > We also look forward to being surprised by submissions that take the idea of > leadership as an art in directions that we had not imagined. > > Special Issue Editors: > Donna Ladkin, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, > [log in to unmask] > Steven S Taylor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA, [log in to unmask] > > > Submission Deadline: 2 March 2008. Papers should be submitted by e-mail to > [log in to unmask] Steven S. Taylor, PhD Associate Professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Management 100 Institute Rd Worcester, MA 01609 USA +1 508-831-5557 [log in to unmask]